The English Family 1450 - 1700

The history of the family has become the source of lively controversy and Ralph Houlbrooke's study has made a major contribution to the debate. Thorough investigations reveal the attitudes and aspirations of all levels of society set within economic, political and religious contexts and developments within the period.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction.  2. Enduring pattern and forces of change.  3. Family and kindred.  4. The making of marriage.  5. Husband and wife.  6. Parents and children: infancy and childhood.  7. Parents and children: adolescence and beyond.  8. Death and the broken family.  9. Inheritance.  10. Conclusion.  Select bibliography of secondary works.  Index.

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Ralph A. Houlebrooke

Zusammenfassung

Ralph Houlbrooke's major study has made a vital contribution to debates on the family. Drawing on a wealth of colourful and often intimate evidence, including letters, diaries and witness statements in court cases, he reveals the attitudes and aspirations of all levels of society and challenges the fashionable notion that the years between 1450xxx;1700 saw major changes in family structure.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ralph A Houlebrooke, Ralph A. Houlebrooke
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.09.1984
• EAN: 9780582490451
• ISBN: 978-0-582-49045-1
• Seiten: 280
• Abmessung: 139 mm x 17 mm x 217 mm
• Gewicht: 520 g
• Serie: Themes In British Social History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges