A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 110
... considered a desirable and very impressive piece of furniture to own but is invariably half - empty and looms incongruously large and bulky in the low - ceilinged dirt - floored cottage room . Nevertheless , almost every household has ...
... considered a desirable and very impressive piece of furniture to own but is invariably half - empty and looms incongruously large and bulky in the low - ceilinged dirt - floored cottage room . Nevertheless , almost every household has ...
Page 143
... considered to be exclusively women's tasks , especially if she is temporarily dis- Today the head of the household is no longer called starešina but simply domaćin . This in itself may be considered a symptom of decline of the zadruga ...
... considered to be exclusively women's tasks , especially if she is temporarily dis- Today the head of the household is no longer called starešina but simply domaćin . This in itself may be considered a symptom of decline of the zadruga ...
Page 189
... considered the only natural way of life in the village . The actual ages of brides and grooms at marriage were calcu- lated for eight two - year periods , from 1881-82 to 1951-52 . Of the 214 marriages considered , in just under 10 ...
... considered the only natural way of life in the village . The actual ages of brides and grooms at marriage were calcu- lated for eight two - year periods , from 1881-82 to 1951-52 . Of the 214 marriages considered , in just under 10 ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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