A woman's kingdom : noblewomen and the control of property in Russia, 1700-1861 /

Main Author: Marrese, Michelle Lamarche, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2002.
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100 1 |a Marrese, Michelle Lamarche,  |d 1964- 
245 1 2 |a A woman's kingdom :  |b noblewomen and the control of property in Russia, 1700-1861 /  |c Michelle Lamarche Marrese. 
260 1 2 |a Ithaca :  |b Cornell University Press,  |c c2002. 
300 1 2 |a xiv, 276 p. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 2 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1 2 |a From maintenance to entitlement : women and the law of inheritance -- The enigma of married women's control of property -- Marriage and the practice of separate property -- A desiatina of her own : gender and the culture of noble property -- The culture of giving : women, men, and testamentary behavior -- The pomeshchitsa, absent and present : women and estate management -- Women and the legal process. 
650 1 2 |a Women landowners  |x History.  |z Russia 
650 1 2 |a Inheritance and succession  |x History.  |z Russia 
650 1 2 |a Women  |x History.  |z Russia 
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