Property and kinship: inheritance in early connecticut, 1750-1820
Auteur :
Ditz, Toby L.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691610283
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Toby Ditz explores the relationship among inheritance, kinship, and the commercialization of agriculture. Comparing four upland communities with a Connecticut River Valley town, she finds that inheritance practices in the late colonial era heavily favored some male heirs and created shared rights in property. These customs continued into the early