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Brothers and sisters remain, for those that have them, an
inextricable part of existence. In adult life they may never be in
contact but they cannot be formally divorced. Brothers and sisters
are frequently life's longest relationship. Yet until recently,
historians have scarcely noticed.
Thicker than Water is a pioneering history of sibling relationships
in the long nineteenth century, from the last decades of the
eighteenth to the first decades of the twentieth. The principal
focus is on Britain, the first major capitalist society, and its
middle classes, who were at the core of the nascent new order. It
was their extensive family networks that provided the capital,
personnel, skills, and contacts crucial to the rapidly expanding
commercial and professional enterprises of the Victorian era.
Davidoff examines what we know about sibling relationships at this
time, before delving deeper, looking at their uses and meaning for
British middle class families, how they operated within the
economic, social, cultural, and religious constraints of their
place and time, and how they changed as families became smaller
from the end of the nineteenth century onwards.
The issues raised throughout the book are grounded in an
exploration of some specific themes, sibling intimacy and incest,
sibling death, as well as in case studies of famous sibling
relationships, such as that between William Gladstone and his
sisters, and a revealing account of the household relations of
perhaps the most influential interpreter of personal and familial
life in modern society, Sigmund Freud.
First published to wide critical acclaim in 1987, Family Fortunes
has become a seminal text in class and gender history, and its
influence in the field continues to be extensive today. The book
explores the middle-class family and its place in the development
of capitalist society. It argues that gender and class need to be
thought about together - that class was always gendered and gender
always classed. Divided into three parts, the book covers religion
and ideology, economic structure and opportunity, and gender in
action across two main case studies: the rural counties of Suffolk
and Essex and the industrial town of Birmingham. This third edition
contains a new introductory section by Catherine Hall, reflecting
on some of the major developments in historical thinking over the
last fifteen years and discussing the evolution of key themes such
as the family. Providing critical insight into the perception of
middle-class society and gender relations between 1780 and 1850,
this volume is essential reading for students of eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century British social history.
First published to wide critical acclaim in 1987, Family Fortunes
has become a seminal text in class and gender history, and its
influence in the field continues to be extensive today. The book
explores the middle-class family and its place in the development
of capitalist society. It argues that gender and class need to be
thought about together - that class was always gendered and gender
always classed. Divided into three parts, the book covers religion
and ideology, economic structure and opportunity, and gender in
action across two main case studies: the rural counties of Suffolk
and Essex and the industrial town of Birmingham. This third edition
contains a new introductory section by Catherine Hall, reflecting
on some of the major developments in historical thinking over the
last fifteen years and discussing the evolution of key themes such
as the family. Providing critical insight into the perception of
middle-class society and gender relations between 1780 and 1850,
this volume is essential reading for students of eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century British social history.
Thicker than Water is a pioneering study of sibling relationships
from the last decades of the eighteenth century to the first
decades of the twentieth. The particular focus of the book is on
Britain and its middle classes, who were at its core, and the role
of family networks created through sibling relationships. Leanore
Davidoff examines what we know about the relationships of brothers
and sisters at this time, before delving deeper, looking at their
uses and meaning for British middle class families, how they
operated within the economic, social, cultural, and religious
constraints of their place and time, and how they changed as
families became smaller from the end of the nineteenth century
onwards.
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