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Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England: Share and share alike
Amy Harris
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Paperback. This book examines the impact siblings had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature, and portraiture it argues that siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
This book examines the impact sisters and brothers had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature and portraiture, it argues that although parents' wills often recommended their children 'share and share alike', siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities. Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England, which will be the first monograph-length analysis of early modern siblings in England, is primed to be at the forefront of sibling studies. The book is intended for a broad audience of scholars - particularly those ... Read more
This book examines the impact sisters and brothers had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature and portraiture, it argues that although parents' wills often recommended their children 'share and share alike', siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities. Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England, which will be the first monograph-length analysis of early modern siblings in England, is primed to be at the forefront of sibling studies. The book is intended for a broad audience of scholars - particularly those ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784993641
SKU
V9781784993641
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About Amy Harris
Amy Harris is Assistant Professor of History at the Brigham Young University -- .
Reviews for Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England: Share and share alike
'...this text usefully and compactly investigates an important and neglected matter.' Martha F. Bowden, Kennesaw State University, The Scriblerian and the Kit-cats, May 2016
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