History of the Family – Distant Worlds, Ancient Worlds V 1

'Covering an impressively long time-span and geographical distance, from Egypt and the Pharaohs to contemporary Europe, and from ancient China to post-colonial Africa, it analyses the changing forms of kinship and family life.' History Today 'Remarkable for its time-span and geographical coverage ... contributors to these volumes provide succinct and skilful overviews and syntheses of family relationships in their chosen period, syntheses that expert as well as novice readers ... will find useful and stimulating ... these volumes provide a broad but informative overview of the rich diversity and constantly changing nature of family organization ... this history of family organization has a useful glossary and is illustrated by some delightful engravings, paintings and photographs of family life. The excellent translation provides a crisp and clear text.' The Times Higher Education Supplement