Family and business during the Industrial Revolution.
[Book]
Oxford
Oxford University Press,
2017.
Cover Family and Business during the Industrial Revolution Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Contents List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1: Wealth-Holding and Investment: Hannah Barker and Mina Ishizu WILLS AND PROPERTY BUSINESSES AS INVESTMENTS CONCLUSION 2: Family and Inheritance PATTERNS OF PROVISION WOMEN'S INHERITANCES CONCLUSION 3: Family and Business FAMILY STRATEGIES DISPUTES OVER INHERITANCE FAMILIAL RELATIONS, FAMILY STRATEGIES, AND BUSINESS CONCLUSION 4: Cooperation, Duty, and Love COOPERATION AND DUTY PARENTS AND CHILDREN. HUSBANDS AND WIVESOTHER FAMILY MEMBERS CONCLUSION 5: Home, Business, and Household: Hannah Barker and Jane Hamlett SMALL BUSINESS HOUSEHOLDS BUILDING STRUCTURES AND LAYOUTS ROOMS AND THEIR CONTENTS CONCLUSION 6: Family and Household THE USES AND MEANINGS OF DOMESTIC SPACE HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS CONCLUSION Conclusion Bibliography ARCHIVAL SOURCES PUBLISHED PRIMARY SOURCES Directories Maps Newspapers Secondary Sources UNPUBLISHED THESES AND REPORTS Index.
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