Description |
1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history, 1476-9107 |
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Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ; v. 1. 1476-9107
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Contents |
LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON THE TEXT; INTRODUCTION; 1. Ideals of Femininity; Seventeenth-century conduct books; Modesty, chastity, and feminine conduct in the early eighteenth century; Marriage; Praise of femininity; Conclusion; 2. The Attack on Fashionable Society; Fashionable dress; Fashionable diversions; Femininity and consumption; Conclusion; 3. Marriage; Marrying well; Living the ideal?; Marital breakdown; Conclusion; 4. Household Management; "Women of business"; Good credit: domestic economy and financial restraint; Mistress and servant |
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Estate management and hands-on laborConclusion; 5. Consumption and Fashion; Appropriate consumption; Rejecting fashionable consumption; Conclusion; 6. Politeness and Sociability; A polite education; Sociability and reputation; The politics of politeness; Sincerity and sentiment; Conclusion; 7. Public Life, Influence, and Politics; Christianity and charity; Influence at court; Influence and politics beyond the court; Influence and femininity; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Summary |
In the years following the Glorious Revolution, didactic writers and other social critics created a new discourse of 'natural' feminine behavior. This has been seen as the first stirrings of a middle-class ideology, opposed to the luxury and decadence of fashionable women, but using the correspondence and diaries of such aristocratic women, Tague traces the ways in which they adopted, adapted, and exploited these ideals of femininity to work to their own advantage |
Analysis |
Mujeres Inglaterra Condiciones sociales Siglo XVIII |
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Mujeres Inglaterra Vida social y costumbres Siglo XVIII |
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Feminidad Inglaterra Historia Siglo XVIII |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-245) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century
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Women -- England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
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Femininity -- England -- History -- 18th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- General.
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Femininity
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Women -- Social conditions
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Women -- Social life and customs
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Vrouwen.
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Vrouwelijkheid.
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Idealen (ethiek)
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Normen (menswetenschappen)
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England
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781846151781 |
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1846151783 |
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9786611949006 |
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6611949003 |
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