Love, Intimacy and Power - Marriage and Patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 (Paperback)

Winner of the 2012 Senior Hume Brown Prize in Scottish History and the 2012 Women's History Network (UK) Book Prize Through an analysis of the correspondence of over one hundred couples from the Scottish elites across the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, this book explores how ideas around the nature of emotional intimacy, love and friendship within marriage adapted to a modernising economy and society. Patriarchy continued to be the central model for marriage across the period and as a result, women found spaces to hold power within the family, but could not translate it to power beyond the household. Comparing the Scottish experience to that across Europe and North America, Barclay shows that throughout the eighteenth century, far from being a side-note in European history, Scottish ideas about gender and marriage became culturally dominant. Now available in paperback, this book will be vital to those studying and teaching Scottish social history, and those interested in the history of marriage and gender. It will also appeal to feminists interested in the history of patriarchy. 'An important and original study' WHN Book Prize 2012 Judges -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Gender in History
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2011
Authors:	Katie Barclay
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-9555-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-9555-7
Barcode:	9780719095559

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