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