Title The little republic : masculinity and domestic authority in eighteenth-century Britain / Karen Harvey.

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-208) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Introduction -- The Language of Oeconomy -- Words into Practice -- Keeping House -- Identity and Authority -- Conclusion: Oeconomy and the Reproduction of Patriarchy.
Summary	This title reconstructs the distinctive relationship between the house and masculinity in the 18th century; adds a missing piece to the history of the home, uncovering the hopes and fears men had for their homes and families.
Local Note	Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Open Access Books
Language	English.
Subject	Men -- Great Britain -- Identity -- History -- 18th century.
	Men -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
	Men -- Conduct of life -- History -- 18th century.
	Households -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Men's Studies.
	British and Irish history.
	European history.
	Gender studies, gender groups.
	Gender studies: men.
	History.
	History: earliest times to present day.
	History: specific events and topics.
	Humanities.
	Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
	Regional and national history.
	Social and cultural history.
	Social groups.
	Society and culture: general.
	Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
	Households. (OCoLC)fst00962162
	Men -- Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst01015986
	Men -- Identity. (OCoLC)fst01016008
	Men -- Social life and customs. (OCoLC)fst01016034
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
	Männlichkeit.
	Identität.
	Großbritannien.
Chronological Term	1700-1799
Indexed Term	Britain
	Cultural history
	Eighteenth-century
	Gender
	House
	Household
	Masculinity
	Middling sort
	Oeconomy
	Patriarchy
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Masculinity and domestic authority in eighteenth-century Britain
Other Form:	Print version: Harvey, Karen, 1971- Little republic. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199533848 (OCoLC)794274349
ISBN	9780191612374 (electronic book)
	0191612375 (electronic book)
Standard No.	9786613687593
	10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199533848.001.0001 doi
ISBN	9780199686131
	0199686130
	9780191740978
	0191740977
	9780199533848
	0199533849

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