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Research Article

Remarriage and Stepfamilies in the ‘Western Islands’ of Europe: the rural Azores of Portugal in the 18th and 19th centuries

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Pages 493-520 | Received 08 Jun 2022, Accepted 14 Jul 2022, Published online: 21 Jul 2022

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