English individualism and continental altruism? Servants, remittances, and family welfare in eighteenth-century rural Europe

Life-cycle service was one of the characteristic aspects of the European marriage pattern. The majority of the children of labourers and peasants left the households of their parents during adolescence to acquire material resources and skills in preparation for marriage. While in service, adolescent...

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Published in:	European review of economic history Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 190 - 209
Main Author:	LAMBRECHT, THIJS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 01-05-2013
Subjects:	18th century Alliances Altruism Cost control Economic history Employers Families & family life Farms Historians Households Individualism Parents & parenting Remittances Rural areas Standard of living Studies Teenagers Wages & salaries Europe
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