{"product_id":"between-poverty-and-the-pyre-moments-in-the-history-of-widowhood","title":"Between Poverty and the Pyre: Moments in the History of Widowhood","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e📘 \u003cstrong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"122\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"139\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"176\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jan Bremmer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"263\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"275\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 284\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"315\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"315\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 11-11-2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"343\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"326\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780415513388\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"391\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"418\"\u003e📝 \u003cstrong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"418\"\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"852\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"454\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eBetween Poverty and the Pyre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, edited by \u003cstrong data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"481\"\u003eJan Bremmer\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a compelling interdisciplinary examination of \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"575\"\u003ewidowhood across cultures and centuries\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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