The family forms of historic Europe have been fascinating in their
variety. Their importance for the historical development of our
continent would be difficult to exaggerate; for our relationship
with the peoples of the other continents of the world as well. This
book is an attempt to recover the different familial systems and
compare them with one another. The studies range from Russia,
Poland, Hungary and Austria to Scandinavia, Flanders and Britain.
All the influences which have affected the character and
composition of European households are taken into account. The
analysis covers their function as productive work groups, in the
procreation and bringing up of children, and in the support of the
elderly, and their relationship with the wider society and its
norms along with its political organization, central and local.
Claims that inheritance customs and inheritance practice and the
occupation of the household head exerted a powerful influence on
the size and composition of households are subjected to rigorous
and systematic investigation.
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