Wealth of Wives: Women, Law, and Economy in Late Medieval London

by Barbara A. Hanawalt

Book Overview

London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistribution of goods from the continent made London one of the leading commercial cities of Europe. While capital for these ventures came from a variety of sources, the recirculation of wealth through London women was important in providing both material and social capital for the growth of London's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195311760
• ISBN13: 9780195311761
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"