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This book explores the marital relationships of the Scottish elites, 1650-1850, looking at how they negotiated love, intimacy and power in a patriarchal culture. -- .

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Winner of the 2012 Senior Hume Brown Prize in Scottish History and the 2012 Women's History Network (UK) Book Prize -- .

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: thinking patriarchy
2. Marriage within Scottish culture
3. The first step to marriage: courtship
4. The construction of patriarchy: love, obligation and obedience
5. The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty
6. The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy
7. When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy
8. Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy
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Index

Love Intimacy and Power

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719095559, 978-0719095559
      ISBN10: 0719095557

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book explores the marital relationships of the Scottish elites, 1650-1850, looking at how they negotiated love, intimacy and power in a patriarchal culture. -- .

      Trade Review
      Winner of the 2012 Senior Hume Brown Prize in Scottish History and the 2012 Women's History Network (UK) Book Prize -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction: thinking patriarchy
      2. Marriage within Scottish culture
      3. The first step to marriage: courtship
      4. The construction of patriarchy: love, obligation and obedience
      5. The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty
      6. The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy
      7. When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy
      8. Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy
      Select bibliography
      Index

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