Man's estate : landed gentry masculinities, c.1660-c.1900 / Henry French and Mark Rothery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Henry, 1968-

Contributor:

Rothery, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentry--England--History--18th century.

Gentry.

Gentry--England--History--19th century.

Masculinity--England--History--18th century.

Masculinity.

Masculinity--England--History--19th century.

Men--England--History--18th century.

Men.

Men--England--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study on masculinity focuses on the English landed gentry. It covers the period from 1700 to 1900 and is based on thousands of letters written by 19 families. It concentrates on the experiences of sons' upbringing, particularly schooling university or business, foreign travel, and the move to family life and fatherhood.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables, Graphs, and Illustration; Introduction: The Landed Elite and Male Gender Identities over the Longue Durée; The Families; The Sources; The Study; 1. The World of Learning: Schooling and Training Academies; Preparing for the 'Ordeal': Private Tutors and Academies; The Imagined Risks of Public-School Life; Parents versus Peers: The Struggle for Authority; Breaking the 'Maternal Bond'? Mothers and Public Schooling; Sons' Perspectives; Conclusion; 2. Entering into the World: University and Apprenticeships; The Price of Freedom

Non-Anglican ExperiencesPublished Prescriptions and Family Role Models; Trade and Gentlemanly Honour; Stretching Behavioural Boundaries; Conclusion; 3. Seeing the World: The Grand Tour and Other Travels; Continental Travel and the Civilizing Influence; Knowing the World, Knowing the Self; The Discovery of Britain; Displaced Authority: New Perspectives and Destinations; Flight Postponed? Imperial Men and Masculine Values; Conclusion; 4. Settled in the World: Marriage, Fatherhood, and the Reproduction of Male Identities; 'Settled in the World': Masculine Identities and Family Life

Dynastic Domesticity and its DisastersPatriarchy and Paternal Love; The Performance of Fatherhood; Paternal Authority and the Sins of the Child; Conclusion; 5. Conclusion: Normative Reproduction and Change over Time; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 5, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613594884

1-280-49965-6

0-19-162442-X

OCLC:

922970833