This is an extremely important collection of essays in historical social structure. The volume represents the first attempt to examine in historical and comparative terms the general belief that in the past all families were larger than they are today; that the nuclear family of man, wife and children living alone is particularly characteristic of the present time and came into being with the arrival of industry.
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This is an extremely important collection of essays in historical social structure. The volume represents the first attempt to examine in historical and comparative terms the general belief that in the past all families were larger than they are today; that the nuclear family of man, wife and children living alone is particularly characteristic of the present time and came into being with the arrival of industry.
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Near Fine. This a a fine hardback copy in every way, save for about twenty pages with underlinings and/or marker lines in the margins. The unclipped dj is unworn and has only the defect of very slight sunning to the rose-coloured spine.
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NEAR FINE in Very Good jacket. [Publication of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure" xii, 623 pp. Black boards, gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly bumped, a bit of foxing to head edge, sound otherwise. DJ clipped.
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0521084733. Light, minor cover shelfwear; previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages tight, clean, unmarked. No DJ. Not a former library copy; no underlining, etc.;