(print) xvi, 232 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm

List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Pt. I. The market economy -- The consumer revolution in colonial New York. p.19 -- The rise of debt. p.34 -- Pt. II. Exchange relationships among men: law and early capitalism -- Changes in the legal system. p.59 -- The spread of market relationships. p.74 -- Pt. III. The economic marginalization of women -- Women, the courtroom, and the marketplace. p.95 -- Women, law, and money. p.111 -- The American Revolution and beyond. p.135 -- Appendix. p.143 -- Notes. p.163 -- Selected bibliography. p.201 -- Index. p.221