The Infinite Bonds of Family: Domesticity in Canada, 1850-1940 - Rilegato

Comacchio, Cynthia R.

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ISBN 10: 0802009646 ISBN 13: 9780802009647

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1999

Riassunto

The history of the family is a relatively new, yet rapidly developing area of academic study. With this book, Cynthia Comacchio presents the first historical overview of domestic life in Canada.

According to Comacchio, the social anxiety resulting from an ongoing perception of the family as being 'in crisis' has had a significant influence on evolving social policy. Comacchio shows how families have both changed and remained the same, through transitions brought about by urbanization, industrialization, and war. Her many stories of individual families highlight both historical trends and the more intimate issues related to race, gender, class, region, and age.

This is the only synthesis to date of the historical literature on Canadian families. Designed for students at graduate and undergraduate levels, it not only introduces the key concepts and approaches of a developing field of study, but also summarizes the major issues and trends that affected Canadian families from 1850 to1940.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Cynthia R. Comacchio is Associate Professor, History and Women's Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University.

CYNTHIA R. COMACCHIO is an associate professor of history and women's studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802009646
• ISBN 13: 9780802009647
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 180
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile