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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453386103321

Autore

Williams W. M.

Titolo

A west country village Ashworthy : family, kinship and land / / W.M. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-138-86197-9

1-315-82982-7

1-317-85102-1

1-317-85103-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Collana

Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography ; ; 7

Disciplina

301.350942

Soggetti

Electronic books.

England Rural conditions Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1963--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; Part One; I. Ashworthy; II. The Land; III. Man and the Land (I); IV. Man and the Land (II); Part Two; Introduction; V. Population Change; VI. Family and Kinship; VII. Kinship and Social Life; Conclusion; Appendices; 1. Male and Female Labour on Farms; 2. Sex Ratio, Age Structure, Marital Status and Size of Household; 3. Family Types and Number of Children per Family; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines the effects of rural depopulation as a process on the structure of family and kinship within one small rural area, analysing the spatial relationships of social and economic change.