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Unquiet lives : marriage and marriage breakdown in England, 1660-1800 /

A revisionary study of married life in the long eighteenth century in England, this text draws on court records, newspaper advertisements & an original methodology to challenge preconceptions about authority in the household & to show how ideas about adultery & masculinity emerged.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bailey, Joanne (Professor of social and cultural history)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS; 1 Introduction: reassessing marriage; 2 'To have and to hold': analysing married life; 3 'For better, for worse': resolving marital difficulties; 4 'An honourable estate': marital roles in the household; 5 'With all my worldly goods I thee endow': spouses' contributions and possessions within marriage; 6 'Wilt thou obey him, and serve him': the marital power balance; 7 'Forsaking all other': marital chastity; 8 'Till death us do part': life after a failed marriage.