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A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Enlightenment
Elizabeth Foyster
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Description for A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Enlightenment
Paperback. Editor(s): Foyster, Elizabeth; Marten, James. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 514.
The collection of ideas, values, and beliefs known as the Enlightenment fundamentally altered the ways in which the family was understood. During this period (1650–1800), traditional family roles were rethought, questioning much which had been taken for granted, such as the innate nature of children. At the same time, the Enlightenment also reinforced many long-held notions, applying new ideas to perpetuate assumptions about gender and race.
The commercialization of agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization, as well as the opportunities presented by expanding education and the sale of domestic goods all impacted on the family. Further, the continuing expansion of Western ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Cultural Histories Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472554703
SKU
V9781472554703
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99-10
About Elizabeth Foyster
Elizabeth Foyster is Senior Lecturer in History at Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. She is author of Manhood in Early Modern England: Honour, Sex and Marriage and Marital Violence:An English Family History, 1660–1857 and editor with Helen Berry of The Family in Early Modern England. James Marten is Professor and Chair of the History Department at Marquette ... Read more
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