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Book Cover for: The Family in Italy from Antiquity to the Present, David I. Kertzer

The Family in Italy from Antiquity to the Present

David I. Kertzer

In this important new book original contributions from an international panel of experts offer historical and anthropological perspectives on the Western family, focusing on family life in Italy from ancient Rome to the present. Using methods ranging from symbolic to quantitative analysis, the authors discuss a wide variety of topics, from matchmaking, marriage, and divorce to childrearing, sexual mores, and death.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 10th, 1993
  • Pages: 416
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Revised - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.22in - 6.10in - 1.22in - 1.35lb
  • EAN: 9780300055504
  • Categories: GeneralGeneral

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