| Unquiet Lives: Marriage and Marriage Breakdown in England, 1660 1800 Contributor(s): Bailey, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521093112 ISBN-13: 9780521093118 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $43.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: A revisionary study of married life in eighteenth-century England. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.810 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing upon vivid court records and newspaper advertisements, this study challenges traditional views of married life in eighteenth-century England. It reveals husbands' and wives' expectations and experiences of marriage to expose the extent of co-dependency between spouses. The book, therefore, presents a new picture of power in marriage and the household. It also demonstrates how attitudes towards adultery and domestic violence evolved during this period, influenced by profound shifts in cultural attitudes about sexuality and violence. |