Fifteen generations of bretons: kinship and society in lower brittany, 1720–1980
Auteur :
Segalen, Martine
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521040556
Date de publication :
17 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
543 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Following a community of Breton peasants over fifteen generations, Martine Segalen traces the effects of economic changes on family life and analyses the strategies of marriage alliance and inheritance which were used to shore up social hierarchies. She thus reveals the importance of kinship networks in social intercourse, both today and in the past.