Kinship, Gender, and Business Failure: Merchants' Bankruptcies and Social Relations in Upper Germany, 1520-1620

M. Haberlein

Working Papers from European Institute - History

Abstract: The central argument I propose is that an understanding of social and normative centent of kinship and gender relations--the expectations, behavioral patterns, and discoursive meanings associated with kinship and gender roles-is essential for capturing the social significance of business failures in the early modern period.

Keywords: BANKRUPTCY; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G33 N13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 1998
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