Between Poverty and the Pyre: Moments in the History of Widowhood

By Jan N. Bremmer

Book Overview

This interdisciplinary collection of studies is the first ever to shed light on a fascinating & much neglected aspect of women's history: widows. The contributors present facets of widows' lives from religious and moral to legal obligations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415513383
• ISBN13: 9780415513388
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"