Women's Work and the Family in Nineteenth- Century Europe

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Introduction: History and Experience 1
4. The Rise of the Nuclear Family in Early Modern England: The Patriarchal Stage 13
5. The Upper-Class Family in Traditional China 59
6. Bleichröders and Rothschilds: The Problem of Continuity in the Family Firm 95
7. Domestic Ideals and Social Behavior: Evidence from Medieval Genoa 115
8. Women's Work and the Family in Nineteenth- Century Europe 145
9. Dr. Spock: The Confidence Man 179
10. Contributors 208