{"product_id":"ties-that-bind-bernard-capp-9780198823384","title":"Ties That Bind: Siblings, Family, and Society in Early Modern England","description":"The family is a major area of scholarly research and public debate. Many studies have explored the English family in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on husbands and wives, parents and children. \u003cem\u003eThe Ties that Bind\u003c\/em\u003e explores in depth the other key dimension: the place of brothers and sisters in family life, and in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoralists urged mutual love and support between siblings, but recognized that sibling rivalry was a common and potent force. The widespread practice of primogeniture made England distinctive. The eldest son inherited most of the estate and with it, a moral obligation to advance the welfare of his brothers and sisters. \u003cem\u003eThe Ties that Bind\u003c\/em\u003e explores how this operated in practice, and shows how the resentment of younger brothers and sisters made sibling relationships a heated issue in this period, in family life, in print, and also on the stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Capp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019882338X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198823384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Bernard Capp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453296685311,"sku":"9780198823384","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0081bebe-d0d2-4c46-a752-8f025c972a23.jpg?v=1777299408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ties-that-bind-bernard-capp-9780198823384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}