Mentions and perception of zadruga – property in Austrian literature of the 20th century

Although never the most relevant form of property in Austrian legal and historic literature, the zadruga was present in many works of the 19th century, due to the existence of the property form in the Austrian Military Frontier and the provinces inhabited by the South Slavs. With the dissolution of the Empire in 1918 the topic became less interesting to authors, due to its now foreign nature. Nevertheless, mentions and even dedicated chapters on zadruga – property can be found throughout the 20th century, and the literature holds some value for contemporary research on the topic. This paper will focus on creating a list of relevant Austrian literature mentioning or focusing on the zadruga property form, especially in the Austrian Military Frontier. It will contain works mentioning or focusing on zadruga – property and analyse the context and scope of these mentions.