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Love, intimacy and power : marriage and patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850

Title
Love, intimacy and power : marriage and patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 / Katie Barclay.
Author
Barclay, Katie.
Publication
Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2011.

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Description
viii, 223 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
This book explores the marital relationships of the Scottish elites, 1650-1850, looking at how they negotiated love, intimacy and power in a patriarchal culture.
Series Statement
Gender in history
Uniform Title
Gender in history
Subject
  • Geschichte 1650-1850
  • Marriage > Social aspects > History. > Scotland
  • Male domination (Social structure) > Scotland > History
  • Family and Relationships
  • Male domination (Social structure)
  • Marriage > Social aspects
  • Ehe
  • Geschlechterverhältnis
  • Äktenskap > kärlek > patriarkalism > Skotland > 1600-talet > 1700-talet > 1800-talet
  • Socialhistoria > genus
  • Familjen > makt
  • Könsmaktsordning
  • Äktenskap > historia > sociala aspekter > Skottland > 1650-1850
  • Könsmaktsordning > historia > Skottland > 1650-1850
  • Scotland
  • Schottland
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: thinking patriarchy -- Marriage within Scottish culture -- The first step to marriage: courtship -- The construction of patriarchy: love, oblilgation and obedience -- The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty -- The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy -- When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy -- Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy.
ISBN
  • 9780719084904
  • 0719084903
LCCN
2011275318
OCLC
  • ocn698330410
  • 698330410
  • SCSB-14699935
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library