A study of the legal, religious and demographic aspects of the transfer of European family organizations to new environments in overseas colonies. The text illustrates the impact of contact with other ethnic groups, covering topics such as marriage and inheritance, with a focus on women's roles.
'European and Non-European Societies and Christianity and Missions along with the other volumes in An Expanding World should become a standard collection for any academic library. The invaluable bibliography, the variety of themes, and the historical problems will engage students of all levels, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral, in many aspects of early modern and world history for years to come.' Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. XXX, No. 1
