Under Household Government - Sex and Family in Puritan Massachusetts

Klappentext The Puritans were not as busy policing their neighbors' behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many early American historians would have us believe. Keeping their own households in line occupied too much of their time. Under Household Government reveals that family members took on the role of watchdogs in matters of sexual indiscretion. Zusammenfassung The Puritans were not as busy policing their neighbors’ behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many early American historians would have us believe. Keeping their own households in line occupied too much of their time. Under Household Government reveals that family members took on the role of watchdogs in matters of sexual indiscretion.

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• Authors: M Michelle Jarrett Morris, M. Michelle Jarre Morris, M. Michelle Jarrett Morris
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2012
• EAN: 9780674066335
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06633-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 244 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Ha; Harvard Historical Studies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History, Massachusetts, HISTORY / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of the Americas, Sociology: family and relationships, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599