Siblings - Brothers and Sisters in American History

Zusatztext Hemphill's striking insights into lateral relationships among children provides a provocative template for thinking about how childhood bonds sustained individuals who faced the constant upheavals of slavery, of removal, and of cultural erasure. This book will be of great value for scholars interested in early American history, the history of the family, and childhood studies. Informationen zum Autor C. Dallett Hemphill is a Professor of History at Ursinus College. She is the author of Bowing to Necessities: A History of Manners in America, 1620-1860. She has seven siblings. Klappentext Based on a wealth of family papers, period images, and popular literature, this is the first book devoted to the broad history of sibling relations in America. Zusammenfassung Based on a wealth of family papers, period images, and popular literature, this is the first book devoted to the broad history of sibling relations in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Siblings in a New World Ch 1: Comparing Colonial Childhoods Ch 2: Survivors: Sibling Relations among Adults Ch 3: Siblings for Keeps in Early America Part II: Sublings in a Time of Revolution Ch 4: Finding Fraternity: Gender and the Revolution in Sentiment Ch 5: Republican Brothers and Sisters at Play Ch 6: Shock Absorbers: Young Adult Siblings in the New Century Part III: Sublings and Democracy in America Ch 7: Northern Homes as Found Ch 8: The Reign of the Elder Sister Ch 9: The Feminization of Kin-Keeping Ch 10: Telling Exceptions: Planters, Slaves, and Pioneers Epilogue: To the Back Seat Wars Notes Bibliography

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• Authors: C Dallett Hemphill, C. Dallett Hemphill, C.dallett Hemphill
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2011
• EAN: 9780199754052
• ISBN: 978-0-19-975405-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, Sociology: family & relationships, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships