ISBN:
9780192869494
Language:
English
Pages:
xxi, 247 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Illustrationen
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Illustrationen, Karten, genealogische Tafeln
DDC:
306.815094209033
Keywords:
1714-1837 (georgische Periode)
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c 1700 to c 1800
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British & Irish history
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Europäische Geschichte
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HIS015050
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HISTORY / Social History
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
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Social & cultural history
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Sociology: family & relationships
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Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
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Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen
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England
;
England
Abstract:
Being Single in Georgian England explores what eighteenth-century family life looked like, and how it was experienced, when viewed from the perspective of unmarried and childless family members, explored through the lens of three generations of the famous musical and abolitionist Sharp family.
Description / Table of Contents:
1: Prehistory, 2: Growing Up Sharp, 3: To Marry or Not to Marry, 4: Living Single, 5: Aunting and Uncling, 6: For All the World, 7: Leaving a Legacy, Epilogue - An Afterlife in Documents
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 235-247
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