{"product_id":"the-ties-that-bind-siblings-family-and-society-in-early-modern-england-9780198823384","title":"The Ties That Bind: Siblings, Family, and Society in Early Modern England","description":"The family is a major area of scholarly research and public debate. Many studies have explored the English family in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on husbands and wives, parents and children. \u003cem\u003eThe Ties that Bind\u003c\/em\u003e explores in depth the other key dimension: the place of\u003cbr\u003ebrothers and sisters in family life, and in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoralists urged mutual love and support between siblings, but recognized that sibling rivalry was a common and potent force. The widespread practice of primogeniture made England distinctive. The eldest son inherited most of the estate and with it, a moral obligation to advance the welfare of his\u003cbr\u003ebrothers and sisters. \u003cem\u003eThe Ties that Bind\u003c\/em\u003e explores how this operated in practice, and shows how the resentment of younger brothers and sisters made sibling relationships a heated issue in this period, in family life, in print, and also on the stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Capp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198823384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter completing his masters and doctorate at the University of Oxford, \u003cstrong\u003e Bernard Capp \u003c\/strong\u003ewent on to teach at the University of Warwick for almost half a century. He has written books on a wide range of early modern English topics including the family, gender, radical movements in the English Revolution, the impact of puritan rule during the interregnum, astrological almanacs, popular literature, and the Cromwellian navy. His Festschrift, \u003cem\u003eThe Extraordinary and the Everyday in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40171863670899,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":83.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bb938e44-93be-4e64-a8ea-e234a426f725.jpg?v=1655212114","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-ties-that-bind-siblings-family-and-society-in-early-modern-england-9780198823384","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}