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In the age of Enlightenment

edited by Elizabeth Foyster and James Marten

(A cultural history of childhood and family / general editors, Elizabeth Foyster and James Marten, v. 4)

Bloomsbury, 2014

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A cultural history of childhood and family in the age of Enlightenment

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"Hardback edition first published in 2010 by Berg"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-236) and index

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The collection of ideas, values, and beliefs known as the Enlightenment fundamentally altered the ways in which the family was understood. During this period (1650-1800), traditional family roles were rethought, questioning much which had been taken for granted, such as the innate nature of children. At the same time, the Enlightenment also reinforced many long-held notions, applying new ideas to perpetuate assumptions about gender and race. The commercialization of agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization, as well as the opportunities presented by expanding education and the sale of domestic goods all impacted on the family. Further, the continuing expansion of Western empires, the ownership of slaves within American states, and the political turmoil of the American and French revolutions all helped to shape both the ideals and the experience of family life. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Enlightenment presents essays on family relationships, community, economy, geography and the environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts.

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Illustrations General Editors' Preface Introduction Elizabeth Foyster, University of Cambridge, UK and James Marten, University of Milwaukee, USA 1 Family Relationships Joanne Bailey, Oxford Brookes University, UK 2 Community Alysa Levene, Oxford Brookes University, UK 3 Economy Deborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark 4 Geography and the Environment Giorgio Riello, University of Warwick, UK 5 Education Valentina K. Tikoff, DePaul University in Chicago, USA 6 Life Cycle Mary Abbott, Anglia Ruskin University, UK 7 The State Steven King, University of Leicester, UK 8 Faith and Religion Allison P. Coudert, University of California Davis, USA 9 Health and Science Mary Lindemann, University of Miami, USA 10 World Contexts Adriana Silvia Benzaquen, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Notes Bibliography Contributors Index
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: hb ISBN 9781847887979

Description

The collection of ideas, values, and beliefs known as the Enlightenment fundamentally altered the ways in which the family was understood. During this period (1650-1800), traditional family roles were rethought, questioning much which had been taken for granted, such as the innate nature of children. At the same time, the Enlightenment also reinforced many long-held notions, applying new ideas to perpetuate assumptions about gender and race. The commercialization of agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization, as well as the opportunities presented by expanding education and the sale of domestic goods all impacted on the family. Further, the continuing expansion of Western empires, the ownership of slaves within American states, and the political turmoil of the American and French revolutions all helped to shape both the ideals and the experience of family life. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Enlightenment presents essays on family relationships, community, economy, geography and the environment, education, life cycle, the state, faith and religion, health and science, and world contexts.

Table of Contents

Introduction Elizabeth Foyster (University of Cambridge, UK) and James Marten (University of Milwaukee, USA) 1 Family Relationships Joanne Bailey (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 2 Community Alysa Levene (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 3 Economy Deborah Simonton (University of Southern Denmark, DENMARK) 4 Geography and the Environment Giorgio Riello (University of Warwick, UK) 5 Education Valentina K. Tikoff (DePaul University in Chicago, USA) 6 Life Cycle Mary Abbott (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 7 The State Steven King (University of Leicester, UK) 8 Faith and Religion Allison P. Coudert (University of California Davis, USA) 9 Health and Science Mary Lindemann (University of Miami, USA) 10 World Contexts Adriana Silvia Benzaquen (Mount Saint Vincent University, CANADA) Notes Bibliography Contributors Index

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