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Beloved Children : History of Aristocratic Childhood in Hungary in the Early Modern Age /

Drawing on evidence from a wide collection of surviving family papers, Beloved Children is a valuable contribution to literature available concerning childhood history in pre-industrial Central Europe. With the aid of detailed case studies, the volume illustrates every aspect of Hungarian childhood...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Peter, Katalin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2022]
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Sumario:Drawing on evidence from a wide collection of surviving family papers, Beloved Children is a valuable contribution to literature available concerning childhood history in pre-industrial Central Europe. With the aid of detailed case studies, the volume illustrates every aspect of Hungarian childhood in the early modern age from a variety of contrasting perspectives-birth, care, education, marriage, orphanhood and death. The book also includes a unique portrayal of family life in the Hungarian aristocracy. Beloved Children is a comprehensive study examining topics such as family intimacy, paternal and maternal attitudes, providing the reader with a valuable insight into a child's life in Hungary during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (281 p.)
ISBN:9789633865125
9783110780550
Acceso:restricted access