ISBN:
9781032290843
,
9781032290850
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 348 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Routledge research in early modern history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Remarriage and stepfamilies in East Central Europe, 1600-1900
DDC:
306.810947
Keywords:
Remarriage History
;
Remarriage History
;
Stepfamilies History
;
Stepfamilies History
;
Konferenzschrift 2018
;
Konferenzschrift 2021
;
Ostmitteleuropa
;
Rumänien
;
Wiederverheiratung
;
Stieffamilie
;
Geschichte 1600-1900
Abstract:
"Due to high adult mortality and the custom of remarriage, stepfamilies were a common phenomenon in pre-industrial Europe. Focusing on East Central Europe, a neglected area of western historiography, this book draws essential comparisons in terms of remarriage patterns and stepfamily life with Northwestern Europe. Why were women in the 'east' more ready to remarry? What were the responsibilities of a stepfather or a stepmother? By drawing on quantitative as well as qualitative approaches, the book offers an historical demographical narrative of the frequency of stepfamilies in a comparative framework, and also assesses the impact of stepparents on the mortality and career prospects of their stepchildren. The ethnic and religious diversity of East Central Europe also allows for distinctions and comparisons to be made within the region. Remarriage and Stepfamilies in East Central Europe, 1600-1900 will appeal to researchers and students alike interested in the history of family, marriage, and society in East Central Europe"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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