Family Fortunes
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Sell my copyAuthor: Leonore Davidoff (University of...
Title: Family Fortunes
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 628
Release Date: 2018-12-19
Details: First published to wide critical acclaim in 1987, Family Fortunes has become a seminal text in class and gender history, and its influence in the field continues to be extensive today.
The book explores the middle-class family and its place in the development of capitalist society. It argues that gender and class need to be thought about together - that class was always gendered and gender always classed. Divided into three parts, the book covers religion and ideology, economic structure and opportunity, and gender in action across two main case studies: the rural counties of Suffolk and Essex and the industrial town of Birmingham. This third edition contains a new introductory section by Catherine Hall, reflecting on some of the major developments in historical thinking over the last fifteen years and discussing the evolution of key themes such as the family.
Providing critical insight into the perception of middle-class society and gender relations between 1780 and 1850, this volume is essential reading for students of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British social history.
EAN: 9781138068810
Package Dimensions: Height: 9.21 Inches, Length: 6.14 Inches, Weight: 1.97093262228 Pounds, Width: 1.42 Inches
