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The Social History of the Family in the Territores of the Austrian Monarchy

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With little delay, Central European historical research experienced the growth of historical demography and family history that began in English-language historiography during the 1960s. Initial studies on Austria proper were published from the early 1970s onward; in Czechoslovakia the journal Historická demogmfie (Historical demography), acting as a forum for Czech research in this field, was founded in 1967, and also in Hungary, the 1970s mark the beginning of research into family history and historical demography.

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Copyright © Center for Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota 1998

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