Doxiadis, Evdoxios

The shackles of modernity : women, property, and the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Greek state (1750-1850) / by Evdoxios Doxiadis. - Cambridge, Mass. : Dept. of Classics, Harvard University, 2011. - xxxii, 333 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-324) and index.

Women's Lives and Wealth in Perspective -- Dowry, The Linchpin of a Woman's Wealth -- The Role of Wills, Donations, and Inheritance -- Women in the Economy -- Encounters with the Law -- Conclusion: The Impact of Modernity.

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Women--Social conditions--Greece--18th century
Women--Social conditions--Greece--19th century
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Greece--18th century
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Greece--19th century
Right of property--History--Greece--18th century
Right of property--History--Greece--19th century

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