Interviews with workers and their families help recreate what life was like in the industrial town of Amoskeag, New Hampshire

Product Description: The myth that industrialization broke down traditional family ties has long pervaded American society. Professor Hareven, a leading social historian, dispels this myth and illustrates how the family survived and became an active force in the modern factory...read more

Product Description: This pioneering study of the interaction of family life and the factory system of industrial production focuses on the largest textile concern in the world at the turn of the twentieth century, the Amoskeag Corporation in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Product Description: Focusing on contemporary Europe, the United States, and Asia, the essays written for this volume examine generational relations over the life course. The theme taken up by each chapter in turn is the impact of social change on generational supports in the later years of life...read more

Product Description: Anyone who is curious about the character of family life in the past will surely find much of interest in this book. Written by distinguished French and American historians, Family and Sexuality in French History contributes equally to the understanding of the French family in particular and to the study of the family in general...read more

Product Description: One of the prevailing myths about the American family is that there once existed a harmonious family with three generations living together, and that this "ideal" family broke down under the impact of urbanization and industrialization...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species. These families of manufacturers, weavers, and other craftspeople centered in the Nishijin weaving district of Kyoto have practiced their demanding craft for generations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)