Fragile Families
Lieferzeit: 5 Werktage(inkl . Versand)
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 couples 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.
Autor | Eibach, Joachim |
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Verlag | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
ISBN | 9783111080888 |
ISBN/EAN | 9783111080888 |
Lieferzeit | 5 Werktage(inkl . Versand) |
Erscheinungsdatum | 27.04.2023 |
Lieferbarkeitsdatum | 30.10.2023 |
Einband | Gebunden |
Format | 0.2 x 23.8 x 16.3 |
Seitenzahl | IX, 293 S., 7 s/w Illustr., 16 farbige Illustr., 1 s/w Tab., 7 b/w and 16 col. ill., 1 b/w tbl. |
Gewicht | 551 |
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Verlag | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
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ISBN | 9783111080888 |
Erscheinungsdatum | 27.04.2023 |
Einband | Gebunden |
Format | 0.2 x 23.8 x 16.3 |
Gewicht | 551 |
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 couples 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.
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