Items related to The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family...
Synopsis
To be one of "the middling sort" in urban England in the late seventeenth or eighteenth century was to live a life tied, one way or another, to the world of commerce. In a lively study that combines narrative and alternately poignant and hilarious anecdotes with convincing analysis, Margaret R. Hunt offers a view of middling society during the hundred years that separated the Glorious Revolution from the factory age. Thanks to her exploration of many family papers and court records, Hunt is able to examine what people thought, felt, and valued. She finds that early capitalism and early modern family life were far more insecure than their "classical" models supposed.
Commercial needs and social needs coincided to a large extent. The family is central to Hunt's story, and she shows how financial struggles brought conflict, ambiguity, and tension to the home. She investigates the way gender intertwined with class and family hierarchy and the way many businesses survived as precarious successes, secured through the sacrifices made by female as well as male family members.
The Middling Sort offers a dynamic portrait of a society struggling to minimize the considerable social and psychic dislocation that accompanied England's launch of a full-scale market economy.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
To be one of "the middling sort" in urban England in the late seventeenth or eighteenth century was to live a life tied, in one way or another, to the world of commerce. In a lively study that combines convincing analysis with alternately poignant and hilarious anecdote, Margaret R. Hunt offers an original view of middling society during the hundred years that separated the Glorious Revolution from the factory age. Thanks to her exploration of a wealth of family papers and court records, Hunt is able to look beyond events - what the new commercial classes did - and examine what they thought, felt, and valued.
About the Author
Margaret R. Hunt is Associate Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies at Amherst College.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherCalifornia University Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0520202600
- ISBN 13 9780520202603
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages358
Search results for The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family...
Stock Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Seller Inventory # G0520202600I4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort : Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 45225892-75
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort : Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # GRP65432401
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0520202600Z3
Quantity: 3 available
Seller Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
California University Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Seller Inventory # wbs4037108119
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort : Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 45225892-75
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Seller Inventory # Z1-C-088-07297
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardbound with glossy cover, no dust jacket, as issued. Name on first page, else, no text markings noted. Small spots on page edges. Seller Inventory # 80765a
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, Berkeley, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Red paper covered boards with green cloth spine, silver spine lettering; red dj with bw illustration and white lettering; xiii, 343 pp. "In a lively study that combines narrative and alternately poignant and hilarious anecdotes with convincing analysis, Margaret R. Hunt offers a view of middling society during the hundred years that separated the Glorious Revolution from the factory age. Thanks to her exploration of many family papers and court records, Hunt is able to examine what people thought, felt, and valued. She finds that early capitalism and early modern family life were far more insecure than their "classical" models supposed. . The family is central to Hunt's story, and she shows how financial struggles brought conflict, ambiguity, and tension to the home. She investigates the way gender intertwined with class and family hierarchy and the way many businesses survived as precarious successes, secured through the sacrifices made by female as well as male family members. The Middling Sort offers a dynamic portrait of a society struggling to minimize the considerable social and psychic dislocation that accompanied England's launch of a full-scale market economy."--Publisher description. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.). Seller Inventory # 184995
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Middling Sort : Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780
Published by
University of California Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0520202600
ISBN 13: 9780520202603
Used
Hardcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 692882
Quantity: 4 available