Gender and Fatherhood in the Nineteenth Century by Trev Lynn Broughton

Gender and Fatherhood in the Nineteenth Century by Trev Lynn Broughton

This lively collection penetrates the stereotype of the Victorian 'paterfamilias' to reveal intimate and involved, authoritarian and austere fathers. Examining how paternal power was embedded in social institutions, it argues that fatherhood invoked more anxiety and debate than hitherto acknowledged.

'A really invaluable collection' - John Tosh, University of Surrey Roehampton, UK 'A vibrant collection of essays: many of the chapters speak to one another and engage the reader in a provocative dialogue about Victorian fatherhood.' - Ben Irvin, University of Arizona, USA 'The collection shows how scholarship on nineteenth-century fatherhood has shifted from monolithic portrayals of severe and remote Victorian fathers to a complex understanding of paternal roles linked to the social and economic volatility of the nineteenth century... [T]he book is a welcome antidote to the idea that fatherhood has not much mattered in history.' - Warren C. Wood, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

TREV LYNN BROUGHTON is Senior Lecturer in English and Women's Studies at the University of York, UK.

HELEN ROGERS is Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781403995155
ISBN 10	140399515X
Title	Gender and Fatherhood in the Nineteenth Century
Author	Trev Lynn Broughton
Series	Gender And History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2007-01-16
Number of pages	216
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