{"product_id":"fragile-families-9783112215142","title":"Fragile Families","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the era of bourgeois modernity (1750–1900), the family is as valued as it is vulnerable. It constitutes a community of care, conflict, and emotion. Time and again, it is evoked as a bond of love as well as a moral institution. Yet both love and morality are fragile. A more detailed exploration reveals that domestic life during this period was much more colorful, open, and dynamic – and also more prone to crisis – than one might expect given the vaunted view of the family that characterized the heyday of the bourgeoisie. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This book rewrites the history of the modern family. Self-narratives – primarily diaries – written by members of eight families from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria serve as sources for this research. The focus extends far beyond the bourgeoisie. With a micro-historical eye, the author reconstructs family histories from the peasant milieu to the patrician elite, from the parsonage to the educated bourgeoisie; he considers the domestic life of a journeyman craftsman, a couple’s descent from the ranks of the petite bourgeoisie, the effects of an itinerant childhood among the proletariat, and the strain of being caught between a bourgeois family and artistic individuality. Many of these aspects point beyond bourgeois modernity to the family in our time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joachim Eibach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48262731661563,"sku":"9783112215142","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_4be48420-fe98-4b85-972e-ba87771edcda.jpg?v=1774505560","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/fragile-families-9783112215142","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}