Great house of Ivan Opštinar on Matarić granges near Sombor: Comparative review of the cooperatives on granges on Bezdan Road

Autorica prikazuje zadružnu obitelj Matarići – Opštinari na salašima Matarići u usporedbi sa zadrugama na salašima na Bezdanskom putu u prvoj polovici dvadesetog stoljeća, sa svrhom šireg uvida u ove oblike obiteljskog suživota kod hrvatske subetničke skupine Bunjevci u somborskom kraju. Usporedno se na obje lokacije opisuju osnovne značajke zadružnog života: zajednička i privatna imovina, gospodarenje, upravljanje, organizacija svakodnevnog života, dnevna i godišnja podjela poslova, odnosi među članovima zadruge i podjela zadruga. Daje se poseban uvid u društvene i pravne aspekte zadružnih obitelji i njihov status u odnosu na nuklearne obitelji. Prikaz završava osvrtom na običajno-pravne i zakonske aspekte nasljeđivanja i dioba zadruga na ovome užem području Bačke i ukazuje na potrebu istraživanja ovih pitanja i na drugim bunjevačkim područjima u Bačkoj uključujući i ostale bunjevačke ogranke.The author describes the cooperative family Matarići-Opštinari on Matarić granges, comparing them to the cooperatives on granges on Bezdan Road in the first half of the twentieth century, aiming to obtain a wider insight into these forms of family coexistence in the Croatian sub-ethnic group of Bunjevci in the surroundings of Sombor. The article describes the following basic features of the cooperative family life on both locations comparatively: common and private property, economy and management, organization of everyday life, daily and annual distribution of work, relationships between the members of cooperative and the division of cooperatives. Particular attention is paid to social and legal aspects of the cooperative families and their status in comparison with nuclear families. The article ends with the particular review of the issues regarding inheritance and division in cooperatives on this narrow territory of Bačka, both from the common law and legislative perspective. The article also points out the need to research these issues further on other territories in Bačka inhabited by Bunjevci, including other branches of this sub-ethnic group as well