Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England : share and share alike /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harris, Amy (Professor of history) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Siblings > England > History > 18th century.
Frères et sœurs > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Siblings
Social conditions
England > Social conditions > 18th century.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
England
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England: Share and share alike; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Explanatory note on dates, ages, and names; Introduction; Chapter 1: Learning to be a sibling; Chapter 2: Ties that bound; Chapter 3: Ties that cut; Chapter 4: Sibling economics; Chapter 5: Sibling politics; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Tables; Appendix 2: Family trees; Select bibliography; Index

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