A Woman's Kingdom: Noblewomen and the Control of Property in Russia, 1700-1861
Cover -- A WOMAN'S KINGDOM -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- ONE From Maintenance to Entitlement: Women and the Law of Inheritance -- TWO The Enigma of Married Women's Control of Property -- THREE Marriage and the Practice of Separate Property -- FOUR A Desiatina of Her Own: Gender and the Culture of Noble Property -- FIVE The Culture of Giving: Women, Men, and Testamentary Behavior -- SIX The Pomeshchitsa, Absent and Present: Women and Estate Management -- SEVEN Women and the Legal Process -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 A Note on Sources: The Krepostnye Knigi -- Appendix 2 Kinship of Litigants in Inheritance Disputes Involving Noblewomen, 1700-1861 -- Bibliography -- Index
