| Family and Friends in Eighteenth-Century England: Household, Kinship and Patronage Contributor(s): Tadmor, Naomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521039738 ISBN-13: 9780521039734 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: This book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Tadmor provides a new interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship through her analysis of contemporary language (in diaries, conduct treatises, novels by Richardson and Haywood, and other sources). She emphasizes the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family, and shows how ties of "friendship" formed vital social, economic and political networks. Her book makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history, and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Family & Relationships - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 306.850 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book concerns the history of the family in eighteenth-century England. Tadmor provides a new interpretation of concepts of household, family and kinship through her analysis of contemporary language (in diaries, conduct treatises, novels by Richardson and Haywood, and other sources). She emphasizes the importance of the household in constructing notions of the family, and shows how ties of friendship formed vital social, economic and political networks. Her book makes a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century history, and will be of value to all historians and literary scholars of the period. |