Siblinghood and social relations in Georgian England : share and share alike / Amy Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Amy (Professor of history), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Siblings--England--History--18th century.

Siblings.

England--Social conditions--18th century.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Examines the impact siblings had on 18th-century English families and society. Using evidence from letters, diaries, probate disputes, court transcripts, prescriptive literature, and portraiture it argues that siblings had to constantly negotiate between prescribed equality and practiced inequalities.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Learning to be a sibling

2. Ties that bound

3. Ties that cut

4. Sibling economics

5. Sibling politics

Conclusion

Appendix one: tables

Appendix two: Family trees

Select bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-3020-3

OCLC:

1085643755