The historical geography of illegitimacy in the Gurk Valley, Austria, c. 1868 to 1945

This thesis investigates the different kinds of extra-marital fertilities present in the Gurk valley, in the north of the province of Carinthia, in southern Austria. The parishes of this valley have a long history of high illegitimacy, partly produced by the restrictions placed on peasant marriage p...

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Main Author: Sumnall, Catherine Patricia
Published: University of Cambridge 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609818