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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• Autori: M Michelle Jarrett Morris, M. Michelle Jarrett Morris, M. Michelle Jarre Morris
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 11.12.2012
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni
• EAN: 9780674066335
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06633-5
• Numero di pagine: 326
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16.6 x 24.4 x 2.3 cm
• Serie: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Ha > 180; Harvard Historical Studies
• Categorie: 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