Generations in Towns
Succession and Success in Pre-Industrial Urban Societies
1st Edition
Published on 13. July 2020
295 pages
978-1-5275-5668-3 (ISBN)
Description
The existence and changing of generations in family life, business and politics was a central feature of towns as well as rural societies in earlier times. Even so, it remains understudied by urban historians of the pre-modern period. This book aims to fill some of this gap, containing twelve studies of generations in late medieval and early modern European towns, ranging from the Mediterranean to the Nordic countries, with a time-span from the fourteenth to the early nineteenth century. Dealing with topics like succession and inheritance, family consciousness, as well as relations and conflicts within and between generations, the articles demonstrate the importance and potential of generational studies on pre-modern towns. The book will appeal to anyone who takes an interest in urban social and cultural history, legal and family history in medieval and early modern times.
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Katalin Szende | Finn-Einar Eliassen | Katalin Szende
Generations in Towns
Succession and Success in Pre-Industrial Urban Societies
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Chapter One
- Part I. Family
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Part II. Business
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Part III: Politics
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Contributors
- Index
