Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the English Edition ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Family as an Economic Institution 15
6. 2. Family Reproduction versus Women’s Wealth 39
7. 3. Acquit the Strong and Condemn the Weak 71
8. 4. Sexist Accounting under Cover of Egalitarian Law 105
9. 5. Tax Avoidance and Family Peace at the Expense of Women 133
10. 6. Can the Courts Make Up for Wealth Inequality? 157
11. 7. The Particular Hardships of Proletarian Ex-Wives 186
12. Conclusion 212
13. Statistical Appendixes 223
14. Ethnographic and Archival Sources 263
15. Notes 269
16. Acknowledgments 311
17. Index 315