Between Poverty and the Pyre: Moments in the History of Widowhood
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780415083706 (0415083702)
Publish date: April 25th 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 258
Edition language: English
This book contains essays about widowhood through history, what it has meant to be a widow and the experiences of widows. It was a little heavy on the Dutch/English/French cultures for me; I did have several highlights in those sections, but for the most part I could have skipped them. Much more int...