Fragile Families: Marriage and Domestic Life in the Age of Bourgeois Modernity (1750-1900)

by Joachim Eibach

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111080889
• ISBN13: 9783111080888
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"