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Property, Production, and Family in Neckarhausen, 1700-1870 (Paperback)
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Property, Production, and Family in Neckarhausen, 1700-1870 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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This landmark study of family relations in a village in southern
Germany is the product of deep reflection on anthropological
approaches to historical problems. David Sabean is concerned to
recover the tenor of marital relationships within a particular
context of production and surplus extraction; he is concerned
equally with capturing the logic of gender and generational
conflict within strategies of subsistence and survival, the fabric
of rights and obligations, and the coherence of life trajectories.
Sabean's analysis of Neckarhausen is a challenge to conventional
notions about modernization and family and kinship. As population
increased and an influx of captial brought about a reorganization
of agricultural production, for managing the forces of social
reproduction. Peasants, it turns out, were innovative and flexible,
experimenting with new commodity markets. The 'green revolution' at
the dawn of the modern era is shown to have had a tremendous impact
on the utilization of labor. Intensification of agriculture
completely reorganized women's schedules, bringing about a new
labor discipline and a crisis in marital relationships. Arguing for
the concept of 'property' as a fundamental tool for social
analysis, Sabean examines the peculiarities of property devolution,
the distribution of tools, and the sale of land. His book is a
stunning example of history written from the perspective of
'everyday life'.
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