Droit et stratégies : la reproduction des systèmes familiaux dans le Haut-Dauphiné (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles) - article ; n°6 ; vol.47, pg 1259-1277

Laurence Fontaine

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Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations - Année 1992 - Volume 47 - Numéro 6 - Pages 1259-1277
Law and Family Strategies in the Reproduction of Family Systems.
A study of wills from the alpine valleys of Upper Dauphine in the 17th and 18th centuries shows that there was no single model of inheritance, but rather wide variety of practices. In addition to diversity of inheritance patterns, there was diversity over time within particular families some family heads made different wills at different times in their lives following different inheritance pattern each time. This article attemps to determine how effective the juridical rules on inheritance were. It also addresses the contradiction between the attempt to construct typology base on these rules while at the same time recognizing that they were not always adhered to. To understand the different ways in which property was transmitted from one generation to the next the author proposes to replace the traditional classification of inheritance practices in terms of geographic regions with one that takes into account changes over time and the contrasting evolution of such practices among different social groups.
19 pages
Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

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• Publié par: ANNALES_ECONOMIES_SOCIETES_CIVILISATIONS
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1992
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Laurence Fontaine

Droit et stratégies : la reproduction des systèmes familiaux dans le Haut-Dauphiné (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles) In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 47e année, N. 6, 1992. pp. 1259-1277.

Abstract Law and Family Strategies in the Reproduction of Family Systems.

A study of wills from the alpine valleys of Upper Dauphine in the 17th and 18th centuries shows that there was no single model of inheritance, but rather wide variety of practices. In addition to diversity of inheritance patterns, there was diversity over time within particular families some family heads made different wills at different times in their lives following different inheritance pattern each time. This article attemps to determine how effective the juridical rules on inheritance were. It also addresses the contradiction between the attempt to construct typology base on these rules while at the same time recognizing that they were not always adhered to. To understand the different ways in which property was transmitted from one generation to the next the author proposes to replace the traditional classification of inheritance practices in terms of geographic regions with one that takes into account changes over time and the contrasting evolution of such practices among different social groups.

Citer ce document / Cite this document : Fontaine Laurence. Droit et stratégies : la reproduction des systèmes familiaux dans le Haut-Dauphiné (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles). In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 47e année, N. 6, 1992. pp. 1259-1277. doi : 10.3406/ahess.1992.279107 http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ahess 0395-2649 1992 num 47 6 279107 _ _ _ _ _ _