Family in Transition - A Study of 300 Yugoslav Villages

Informationen zum Autor Vera St. Erlich Klappentext Mrs. St. Ehrlich, a leading Yugoslav sociologist, seized the opportunity just before World War II to examine objectively the fast-vanishing style of life of Yugoslav peasants and villagers. This book, based on a widely distributed questionnaire and many interviews, provides a new picture, based on sympathetic understanding of family relationships and customs in 300 villages. The early chapters deal with the historical background of Yugoslavia and lay a groundwork for the assessment of the influence of centuries of Austrian and Ottoman domination, the brief years of independence, and the recent penetration of a money economy. Subsequent chapters explore attitudes and traditions relating to intra-family relationships.Originally published in 1966.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. Zusammenfassung Mrs. St. Ehrlich, a leading Yugoslav sociologist, seized the opportunity just before World War II to examine objectively the fast-vanishing style of life of Yugoslav peasants and villagers. This book, based on a widely distributed questionnaire and many interviews, provides a new picture, based on sympathetic understanding of family relationships a

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• Authors: St. Vera Erlich, Vera St Erlich, Vera St. Erlich
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780691623634
• ISBN: 978-0-691-62363-4
• No. of pages: 506
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Sociology: family & relationships, Yugoslavia, Social and cultural history, Sociology: family and relationships, Yugoslavia & Former Yugoslavia