Blood, Bodies and Families in Early Modern EnglandThis collection of essays contains a wealth of information on the nature of the family in the early modern period. This is a core topic within economic and social history courses which is taught at most universities. This text gives readers an overview of how feminist historians have been interpreting the history of the family, ever since Laurence Stone's seminal work FAMILY, SEX AND MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND 1500-1800 was published in 1977. The text is divided into three coherent parts on the following themes: bodies and reproduction; maternity from a feminist perspective; and family relationships. Each part is prefaced by a short introduction commenting on new work in the area. This book will appeal to a wide variety of students because of its sociological, historical and economic foci. |
Contents
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1 Attitudes to menstruation in seventeenthcentury England | 19 |
2 Sexual knowledge in England 15001750 | 54 |
3 The construction and experience of maternity in seventeenthcentury England | 79 |
4 Blood and paternity | 113 |
adult attitudes to child care in the first year of life in seventeenthcentury England | 140 |
a case study in family ideology | 175 |
7 Sibling relationships | 209 |
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