Family Fortunes
Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780–1850
Price: $42.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-29065-4
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1st August 2002
- Pages: 616
- Illustrations: 31 b+w photos
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About the Book
Family Fortunes has become a seminal text in class and gender history. Published to wide critical acclaim in 1987, its influence in the field continues to be extensive. It has cast new light on the perception of middle-class society and gender relations between 1780 and 1850.
This revised edition contains a substantial new introduction, placing the original survey in its historiographical context. Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall evaluate the readings their text has received and broaden their study by taking into account recent developments and shifts in the field. They apply current perceptions of history to their original project, and see new motives and meanings emerge that reinforce their argument.