03046nam 2200637 a 450 991046568430332120200520144314.01-78170-259-41-84779-421-1(CKB)2560000000085687(EBL)1069733(OCoLC)818847548(SSID)ssj0000712805(PQKBManifestationID)12260081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712805(PQKBWorkID)10650845(PQKB)11110365(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085791(MiAaPQ)EBC1069733(OCoLC)1132669608(MdBmJHUP)muse78005(Au-PeEL)EBL1069733(CaPaEBR)ebr10627265(CaONFJC)MIL843512(EXLCZ)99256000000008568720111201d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLove, intimacy and power[electronic resource] marriage and patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 /Katie BarclayManchester ;New York Manchester University Press20111 online resource (233 p.)Gender in historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-9555-7 0-7190-8490-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables; 1. Introduction: thinking patriarchy; 2. Marriage within Scottish culture; 3. The first step to marriage: courtship; 4. The construction of patriarchy: love, obligation and obedience; 5. The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty; 6. The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy; 7. When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy; 8. Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy; Select bibliography; IndexThrough an analysis of the correspondence of over one hundred couples from the Scottish elites across the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, this book explores how ideas around the nature of emotional intimacy, love, and friendship within marriage adapted to a modernising economy and society. Patriarchy continued to be the central model for marriage across the period and as a result, women found spaces to hold power within the family, but could not translate it to power beyond the household. Comparing the Scottish experience to that across Europe and North America, Barclay shows that throughGender in history.MarriageSocial aspectsScotlandHistoryMale domination (Social structure)ScotlandHistoryElectronic books.MarriageSocial aspectsHistory.Male domination (Social structure)History.306.8109411Barclay Katie993231MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465684303321Love, intimacy and power2487680UNINA