This work analyses shifts in the relations of families, households, and individuals in a single German village during the transition to a modern social structure and cultural order.  Meer

This landmark study of family relations in a village in southern Germany is the product of deep reflection on anthropological approaches to historical problems.  Meer

This landmark study of family relations in a village in southern Germany is the product of deep reflection on anthropological approaches to historical problems.  Meer

This book offers a substantial reassessment of peasant society and popular culture in early modern Europe. The book is based on a series of episodes from village or small town life of the duchy of Württemberg in southwest Germany from 1580 and 1800, in which state authorities conducted a special investigation into local events.  Meer

This work analyses shifts in the relations of families, households, and individuals in a single German village during the transition to a modern social structure and cultural order.  Meer