Family, Gender, and Law in Early Modern France - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0271034726 ISBN 13: 9780271034720

Verlag: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009

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"This is one of those rare edited volumes greater than the sum of its parts. Each chapter is a fine work of historical synthesis, document analysis or close archival research. Yet, together, the essays paint a rich picture of marriage and family life in early modern France, uncovering startling new facets beneath old assumptions." --Jennifer J. Davis, European History Quarterly "This is a superb collection of essays which sheds important new light on the ever-growing field of the history of the family." --Jeffrey R. Watt, English Historical Review "An excellent primer for those new to the field of family history in early modern France. . . . For those teaching a French culture and civilization course, Family, Gender, and Law in Early Modern France is a worthy resource. It helps to set the stage for understanding what occurred in France before and after the Old Regime, and fosters a greater appreciation for what predecessors desired in a civil society." --Eileen M. Angelini, French Review "This is an important and timely collection that opens new lines of inquiry into the history of the family in early modern Europe." --Mary Trouille, American Historical Review "Family, Gender, and Law in Early Modern France is a very well-conceptualized and extremely coherent volume, offering an excellent introduction to recent trends and new directions in the field of family history in early modern France." --Michael Breen, Reed College

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The essays in Family, Gender, and Law in Early Modern France explore how ordinary men and women negotiated power within early modern French households and continually reinvented their families in response to external forces. Larger processes, such as state building, religious reform, changing understandings of gender roles, and economic developments, influenced family practices in the areas of marriage, separation, guardianship, and illegitimacy. Relatives, gender, community, and the law imposed limits upon families but also provided opportunities for agency. Contributors investigate patterns of courtship and decisions about marriage; the financial power exercised by wives; marital conflict and related controversies about gender, sexuality, and social order; death and guardianship; and the legitimization of children born out of wedlock. While addressing a variety of topics, this volume focuses on family members as individuals with complicated agendas and strategies of their own.

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• Verlag: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0271034726
• ISBN 13: 9780271034720
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
• Herausgeber: Desan Suzanne, Merrick Jeffrey