Quakers and the American Family : British Settlement in the Delaware Valley.

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Through an analysis of the Quaker lifestyle, this study investigates the origins and fortunes of the domestic family. The author emphasizes the fact that the child-rearing practices demanded by domesticity have a heavy economic cost.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levy, Barry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Temas:
Quakers > Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History.
Quakers > Delaware, Vallée de la (N.Y.-Del. et N.J.) > Histoire.
Quakers
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History.
United States > Delaware River Valley
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Intimate Frontiers; CHAPTER ONE: Middling Roots; CHAPTER TWO: Spiritual Tribalism; CHAPTER THREE: A Family System of Great Price; CHAPTER FOUR: Quaker Domesticity with the Grain; CHAPTER FIVE: Quakers on Top; CHAPTER SIX: Wives-Ministers-Mothers; CHAPTER SEVEN: Saints and Republicans; APPENDIX: Comparative Statistics on Quaker Families and Communities; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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