Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Maps ix
5. A Note on Usage xxiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Over the Quartermaster’s Shoulder 20
8. 2. The Neighbors 59
9. 3. One Roof, Four Walls 69
10. 4. The Bells of Wilno 77
11. 5. Stereotyping, Writing, Speaking 99
12. 6. Birth, Baptism, Godparenting 117
13. 7. Education and Apprenticeship 138
14. 8. Courtship and Marriage 173
15. 9. Marital Discontents 218
16. 10. Guild House, Workshop, Brotherhood Altar 249
17. 11. Going to Law: The Language of Litigation 274
18. 12. War, Occupation, Exile, Liberation (1655–1661) 290
19. 13. Old Age and Poor Relief 322
20. 14. Death in Wilno 356
21. Epilogue: Conflict and Coexistence 400
22. Appendix A: Selected Streets and Areas Treated in the Text 419
23. Appendix B: Genealogical Tables 421
24. Abbreviations 425
25. Notes 427
26. Works Cited 485
27. Index 507