Family Ties aims to provide a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks, from the mid-16th century to the end of World War I. Sections on methods, approaches and sources allow readers who are new to the study of the past to explore some of the historian's fundamental concerns: cause and effect; continuity and change; and the nature and reliability of evidence. The chronological and thematic organization of the book is designed to enable readers to examine a number of sub-themes, such as the history of childhood or of marriage. Combining...
Family Ties aims to provide a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks, from the mid-16th century to...
Family Ties aims to provide a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks, from the mid-16th century to the end of World War I. Sections on methods, approaches and sources allow readers who are new to the study of the past to explore some of the historian's fundamental concerns: cause and effect; continuity and change; and the nature and reliability of evidence. The chronological and thematic organization of the book is designed to enable readers to examine a number of sub-themes, such as the history of childhood or of marriage. Combining...
Family Ties aims to provide a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks, from the mid-16th century to...
This work encourages students of social history at all levels to engage with source materials. The theme of the book is the human life-cycle, and it features: a stage by stage account of life cycles in England from birth through childhood, youth and marriage to old age and death; a collection of primary sources, including documents of the period, together with an accompanying commentary, which will stimulate discussion and further reading; and a collection of photographs of images and artefacts from the period.
This work encourages students of social history at all levels to engage with source materials. The theme of the book is the human life-cycle, and it f...
The decades between the close of World War I and the end of the Thatcher era have changed and challenged family life in England dramatically. The Depression and World War II shifted priorities and behaviour, as did the Welfare State, the Pill and Women's Lib later on. What threatened a family's respectability in the 1920s is often commonplace today - abortion, contraception, the single parent family, or gay relationships. Family Affairs explores the secret life of English families from 1920 to 1990. Mary Abbott takes the reader into her subjects' homes and hearts and provokes readers to...
The decades between the close of World War I and the end of the Thatcher era have changed and challenged family life in England dramatically. The Depr...
The decades between the close of World War I and the end of the Thatcher era have changed and challenged family life in England dramatically. The Depression and World War II shifted priorities and behaviour, as did the Welfare State, the Pill and Women's Lib later on. What threatened a family's respectability in the 1920s is often commonplace today - abortion, contraception, the single parent family, or gay relationships. Family Affairs explores the secret life of English families from 1920 to 1990. Mary Abbott takes the reader into her subjects' homes and hearts and provokes readers to...
The decades between the close of World War I and the end of the Thatcher era have changed and challenged family life in England dramatically. The Depr...
I have a memory. It was a wet November day. The wind was relentless.... bitter and cold. My Father and I stood outside of what was left of the old barn. It was skeletal, its days of glory long past. Our once magnificent house had been bulldozed to the ground by the present owner. The source of all my childhood memories had become nothing more than the investment of a stranger.
Today Dad had on his usual old green hat, but I had seldom seen the ear flaps pulled down. His jacket was too thin for the weather. Conversation was difficult; the wind carried away words the moment they left...
I have a memory. It was a wet November day. The wind was relentless.... bitter and cold. My Father and I stood outside of what was left of the old ...
