Blood, Bodies and Families in Early Modern England

This collection of essays contains a wealth of information on the nature of the family in the early modern period.This isa core topic within economic and social history courseswhich is taught at most universities. This text gives readersan overview of how feminist historians have been interpreting the history of the family, ever since Laurence Stone's seminal work FAMILY, SEX AND MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND 1500-1800 was published in 1977. Thetextis divided into three coherent parts onthe following themes: bodies and reproduction; maternity from a feminist perspective; and family relationships. Each partis prefaced by a short introduction commenting on new work in the area. This book will appeal to a wide variety ofstudents because of its sociological, historical and economic foci.