Lineage
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-755322-0 (ISBN)
Family connections wielded significant influence across governmental, legal, religious, cultural, and social spheres. In the American context, these ties also defined the boundaries of slavery and freedom, with a child's status often determined by their mother, despite the prevailing patriarchy. This book reveals the profound importance of genealogy that was chronicled by family records, cultural artifacts, and court documents. These materials, created by both enslaved individuals seeking freedom and founding fathers seeking status, demonstrate the culturally and historically specific nature of genealogical interest.
Even as the American Revolution transformed society, the significance of genealogy endured. The legacy of lineage from the colonial period continued to shape the early United States, underscoring the enduring importance of family connections. Lineage offers a deep understanding of genealogy as a foundational element of American history, illuminating its vital role from the colonial era through the birth of the nation.
Karin Wulf is the Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library and Professor of History at Brown University. A historian of “Vast Early America,” she earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University and was the Executive Director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture and Professor of History at William & Mary. She has also taught at American University and Old Dominion University. The author or editor of prize-winning scholarship on gender, family, and politics, she writes regularly for both public and academic audiences about early American history, the humanities, and archives and libraries.
Introduction: Genealogy as Statecraft
1. Bible, King, and Common Law
2. Vernacular Genealogy
3. Death and the Ancestral Connection
4. The Chroniclers
5. Oceans of Kin
6. Always Mama's Baby
7. Founders on Foundings
8. Lineage in a New Nation
Epilogue: Mormons, Indians, and American Ancestries
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 55 B&W halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 635 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-755322-2 / 0197553222 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-755322-0 / 9780197553220 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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