Fragile Families
De Gruyter Oldenbourg (Verlag)
978-3-11-221514-2 (ISBN)
In the era of bourgeois modernity (1750-1900), the family is as valued as it is vulnerable. It constitutes a community of care, conflict, and emotion. Time and again, it is evoked as a bond of love as well as a moral institution. Yet both love and morality are fragile. A more detailed exploration reveals that domestic life during this period was much more colorful, open, and dynamic - and also more prone to crisis - than one might expect given the vaunted view of the family that characterized the heyday of the bourgeoisie.
This book rewrites the history of the modern family. Self-narratives - primarily diaries - written by members of eight families from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria serve as sources for this research. The focus extends far beyond the bourgeoisie. With a micro-historical eye, the author reconstructs family histories from the peasant milieu to the patrician elite, from the parsonage to the educated bourgeoisie; he considers the domestic life of a journeyman craftsman, a couple's descent from the ranks of the petite bourgeoisie, the effects of an itinerant childhood among the proletariat, and the strain of being caught between a bourgeois family and artistic individuality. Many of these aspects point beyond bourgeois modernity to the family in our time.
Joachim Eibach, University of Bern, Switzerland.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2025 |
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| Übersetzer | Alissa Jones Nelson |
| Zusatzinfo | 7 b/w and 16 col. ill., 1 b/w tbl. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/München/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 609 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | 19th century • 20th century • Europe • European History • General European History • Geschichte • historical periods • History • HISTORY / Europe / General • Humanities • Modern • modern history • Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 • Regional & national history • Social & Cultural History • Social History |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-221514-1 / 3112215141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-221514-2 / 9783112215142 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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