{"product_id":"fragile-families-marriage-and-domestic-life-in-the-age-of-bourgeois-modernity-1750-1900-hardcover","title":"Fragile Families: Marriage and Domestic Life in the Age of Bourgeois Modernity (1750-1900) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoachim Eibach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlissa Jones Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 the vaunted view of the family that characterized the heyday of the bourgeoisie. This book rewrites the history of the modern family. Self-narratives - primarily diaries - written by members of eight families from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria serve as sources for this research. The focus extends far beyond the bourgeoisie. With a micro-historical eye, the author reconstructs family histories from the peasant milieu to the patrician elite, from the parsonage to the educated bourgeoisie; he considers the domestic life of a journeyman craftsman, a couple's descent from the ranks of the petite bourgeoisie, the effects of an itinerant childhood among the proletariat, and the strain of being caught between a bourgeois family and artistic individuality. Many of these aspects point beyond bourgeois modernity to the family in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoachim Eibach\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Bern, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778517139744,"sku":"9783111080888","price":177.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6682122f9fab27211754e4e4dcd9b10.webp?v=1780507008","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fragile-families-marriage-and-domestic-life-in-the-age-of-bourgeois-modernity-1750-1900-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}