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A little commonwealth : family life in Plymouth Colony John Demos
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UMA HQ 557.P5 D4 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Demos, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Massachusetts--Plymouth.
- Families.
- Family--Massachusetts--Plymouth.
- Plymouth (Mass.)--Social life and customs.
- Plymouth (Mass.).
- Local Subjects:
- Family--Massachusetts--Plymouth.
- Plymouth (Mass.)--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 201 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed., new ed. 30th anniversary.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- The physical setting. Housing ; Furnishings ; Clothing
- The structure of the household. Membership ; Husbands and wives ; Parents and children ; Masters and servants ; Wider kin connections
- Themes of individual development. Infancy and childhood ; Coming of age ; Later years
- Conclusion: the family in comparative perspective
- Appendix
- Demographic tables.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195128893
- 0195128907 (pbk)
- OCLC:
- 40668247
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