Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800

Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800
Author :
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0691005907
ISBN-13 : 9780691005904
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800 by : Stephanie Grauman Wolf

Download or read book Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800 written by Stephanie Grauman Wolf and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1980-05-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most studies of eighteenth-century community life in America have focused on New England, and in many respects the New England town has become a model for our understanding of communities throughout the United States during this period. In this study of a mid-Atlantic town, Stephanie Grauman Wolf describes a very different way of organizing society, indicating that the New England model may prove atypical. In addition, her analysis suggests the origins of twentieth-century social patterns in eighteenth-century life. Germantown, Pennsylvania, was chosen for study because it was a small urban center characterized by an ethnically and religiously mixed population of high mobility. The author uses quantitative analysis and sample case study to examine all aspects of the community. She finds that heterogeneity and mobility had a marked effect on urban development--on landholding, occupation, life style, and related areas; community organization for the control of government and church affairs; and the structure and demographic development of the: family. Her work represents an important advance not only in our understanding of eighteenth-century American society, but also in the ways in which we investigate it.


Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800 Related Books

Urban Village Population, Community and Family Structure in Germantown Pensylvania 1683-1800
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: Stephanie Grauman Wolf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1980-05-21 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Most studies of eighteenth-century community life in America have focused on New England, and in many respects the New England town has become a model for our u
The Urban Village
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Alberto Magnaghi
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-10 - Publisher: Zed Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A practical manifesto for how cities can respond to the pressures of globalization
Urban Villages and the Making of Communities
Language: en
Pages: 648
Authors: Peter Neal
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-11-27 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book documents both the roots of the Urban Village movement and its application in contemporary society. A series of essays by eminent practitioners offers
City Comforts
Language: en
Pages: 227
Authors: David M. Sucher
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08 - Publisher: City Comforts Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Urban Village Renovation
Language: en
Pages: 331
Authors: Peilin Li
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-24 - Publisher: Springer Nature

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book addresses the mystery and diversity of urbanization in China, especially with regard to urban villages. The “village in the city” is a unique soci