Disappearance of the Dowry: Women, Families, and Social Change in São Paulo, Brazil, 1600-1900

Abstract

Tables and figures note on currency Introduction Part I. The Seventeenth Century (1600-1651): 1. The family as the basis of society 2. The importance of dowry 3. The marriage bargain Part II. The Eighteenth Century (1700-1769): 4. Transition in the family and society 5. Continuity and change in the practice of dowry 6. A changing marriage bargain Part III. The Nineteenth Century (1800-1869): 7. The growth of individualism 8. The separation of business from family 9. Decline of the dowry 10. A new marriage bargain 11. Problems with the dowry Conclusion: disappearance of the dowry Appendixes Glossary Notes Bibliography Index.

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