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- Family History at the Crossroads: A Journal of Family History Reader
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- 2017
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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This collection of essays covers most of the important topics in the field of family history, assesses the state of the art, and stresses the themes that will continue to generate interest in the future.
Originally published in 1988.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
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- Family History at the Crossroads
- pp. vii-xxii
- Families, Ideas, and Institutions
- The Formation of the Couple
- pp. 39-54
- Demographic Patterns and Family Organization
- The Cross-Cultural Perspective
- The Life Course and Family Patterns
- The Craft of Family History
- Family History and Social Chance
- Author Index
- pp. 331-338
- Subject Index
- pp. 339-341
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