Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England Share and Share Alike |
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| Author:
| Harris, Amy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-8737-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.99 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the impact siblings had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature, and portraiture it argues that siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities.
This book examines the impact siblings had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature, and portraiture it argues that siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities.