Beyond the Niche Hypothesis. Property, Marriage, and the Onset of Familial Reproduction in Rural Northwest Germany, 1820–1866

The study applies event history analysis to nominative data of three contrasting localities to explore the relationship between property transmission and family formation. This allows testing several hypotheses concerning demographic regulation and family dynamics in preindustrial Europe, including...

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Main Author: Georg Fertig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Instititute of Social History 2019-12-01
Series:Historical Life Course Studies
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Online Access:https://www.openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9308