Proprietarie

About this book

The theme of property and assets is now a central issue in the study of women's history, but here it is dealt with in a decidedly intercultural and interdisciplinary way. The analysis of historical, social, anthropological and legal intertwine in the representations given by the linguistic codes and iconography, in literary and in oral tradition, the visual arts and in the media. Over the centuries, different geographical and cultural areas are explored - wives and children, women artists, writers and storytellers, philosophers, critics and dancers - are encouraged to manage their own identity as autonomous subjects. An identity often related to credit rights - in various forms - rather than formal rights of ownership. Women know how to manage their wealth, fighting tenaciously to expose their tracks in the wake of a desire for affirmation and management of what belongs to them.