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    Sons, apprentices and successors in late medieval and early modern London: the transmission of skills and work opportunities

    Harding, Vanessa (2009) Sons, apprentices and successors in late medieval and early modern London: the transmission of skills and work opportunities. In: Eliassen, F.E. and Szende, K. (eds.) Generations in Towns: Succession and Success in Pre-Industrial Urban Societies. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press, pp. 153-168. ISBN 9781443813013.

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    Book synopsis: The existence and changing of generations in family life, business and politics was a central feature of towns as well as rural societies in earlier times. Even so, it remains understudied by urban historians of the pre-modern period. This book aims to fill some of this gap, containing twelve studies of generations in late medieval and early modern European towns, ranging from the Mediterranean to the Nordic countries, with a time-span from the fourteenth to the early nineteenth century. Dealing with topics like succession and inheritance, family consciousness, as well as relations and conflicts within and between generations, the articles demonstrate the importance and potential of generational studies on pre-modern towns. The book will appeal to anyone who takes an interest in urban social and cultural history, legal and family history in medieval and early modern times.

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    Item Type: Book Section
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies
    Depositing User: Vanessa Harding
    Date Deposited: 25 Feb 2011 09:17
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 16:54
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/3129

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