Approaches to the History of the Western Family, 1500-1914 - Softcover

Anderson, Michael

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9780333240656: Approaches to the History of the Western Family, 1500-1914

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ISBN 10: 0333240650 ISBN 13: 9780333240656

Publisher: Macmillan Pub Ltd, 1981

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This book is a short but comprehensive survey of the work on the history of the family in Western Europe and North America, for the period 1500-1914. Updated to include material published between 1980 and 1994, it aims to provide students of family history with a structured and balanced critique of and guide to the huge literature on the subject. Professor Anderson focuses particularly on the strengths and limitations of different approaches that have been adopted in the discipline, and seeks connections among themes, countries and periods.

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Updated to include material published between 1980 and 1994, this short survey aims to provide students of family history with a structured and balanced critique and guide to the vast literature on the subject. It focuses particularly on the strengths and limitations of different approaches.

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