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Family and friends in eighteenth-century England : household, kinship, and patronage / Naomi Tadmor.

Author/creator Tadmor, Naomi
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionx, 312 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Machine generated contents note: I The concept of the household-family -- Introduction -- The concept of the household-family -- 'My family at home': Thomas Turner's diary -- Categorical definitions and further usages -- 2 The concept of the household-family in novels and conduct -- treatises -- Introduction -- The concept of the household-family in two novels -- The concept of the household-family in two conduct treatises -- The family timetable -- Conclusion -- 3 The concept of the lineage-family -- Introduction -- Thomas Turner's concept of the lineage-family -- The Pelham family -- The concept of the lineage-family in two conduct treatises -- The concept of the lineage-family in two novels -- Conclusion -- 4 The language of kinship -- The kinship-family -- The historiography and the language of kinship -- Recognition and opacity -- Incorporation and differentiation -- Plurality -- Diffusion -- Conclusion -- 5 Friends -- Introduction -- Who were Thomas Turner's friends? -- Related friends -- Friendship in marriage -- Thomas Turner's select friends -- Conclusion -- 6 Political friends -- 7 Ideas about friendship and the constructions of friendship in -- literary texts -- Introduction -- The measures and offices of friendship -- The friends of Miss Betsy Thoughtless -- Who are Clarissa's friends? -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 280-302) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 00020000
ISBN0521771471 (hardback)

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