Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England by Amy Harris

Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England by Amy Harris

Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England: Share and Share Alike examines the impact sisters and brothers had on eighteenth-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature, and portraiture, it argues that although parents' wills often recommended their children 'share and share alike, ' siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities. Understanding this unique family dynamic not only sheds new light on gender, marriage, parenting, and childhood, but also suggests that sibling relations stood at the intersection of early modern hierarchical ideals and Enlightenment egalitarian ideals about the social and political order. Historical scholarship on siblings is just emerging from its infancy and is on the verge of rapid growth. Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England, which will be the first monograph-length analysis of early modern siblings in England, is primed to be at the forefront of sibling studies. The book is intended for a broad audience of scholars - particularly those interested in families, women, children and eighteenth-century social and cultural history. The topic and narrative also lend themselves to a broad audience of both undergraduate and graduate students.

'..this text usefully and compactly investigates an important and neglected matter.'
Martha F. Bowden, Kennesaw State University, The Scriblerian and the Kit-cats, May 2016

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Amy Harris is Assistant Professor of History at the Brigham Young University

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ISBN 13	9780719087370
ISBN 10	0719087376
Title	Siblinghood and Social Relations in Georgian England
Author	Amy Harris
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2012-08-18
Number of pages	224
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