Incest and Influence : The Private Life of Bourgeois England.
Kuper, Adam.
Incest and Influence : The Private Life of Bourgeois England. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (305 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: Darwin's Marriage -- Introduction -- Part I: A Question of Incest -- 1. The Romance of Incest and the Love of Cousins -- 2. The Law of Incest -- 3. The Science of Incest and Heredity -- Part II: Family Concerns -- 4. The Family Business -- 5. Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect -- 6. Difficulties with Siblings -- Part III: The Intellectuals -- 7. The Bourgeois Intellectuals -- 8. The Bloomsbury Version -- Coda: The End of the Line -- Notes -- Index.
Like many gentlemen of his time, Darwin married his first cousin. In fact, marriages between close relatives were commonplace in 19th-century England, and Kuper argues that they played a crucial role in the rise of the bourgeoisie. This study brings out the connection between private lives, public fortunes, and the history of imperial Britain.
9780674054141
Consanguinity-England-History-19th century.
Cross-cousin marriage-England-History-19th century.
Incest-Social aspects-England-History-19th century.
Domestic relations-England-History-19th century.
Middle class-England-History-19th century.
Elite (Social sciences)-England-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
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306.85086
Incest and Influence : The Private Life of Bourgeois England. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (305 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: Darwin's Marriage -- Introduction -- Part I: A Question of Incest -- 1. The Romance of Incest and the Love of Cousins -- 2. The Law of Incest -- 3. The Science of Incest and Heredity -- Part II: Family Concerns -- 4. The Family Business -- 5. Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect -- 6. Difficulties with Siblings -- Part III: The Intellectuals -- 7. The Bourgeois Intellectuals -- 8. The Bloomsbury Version -- Coda: The End of the Line -- Notes -- Index.
Like many gentlemen of his time, Darwin married his first cousin. In fact, marriages between close relatives were commonplace in 19th-century England, and Kuper argues that they played a crucial role in the rise of the bourgeoisie. This study brings out the connection between private lives, public fortunes, and the history of imperial Britain.
9780674054141
Consanguinity-England-History-19th century.
Cross-cousin marriage-England-History-19th century.
Incest-Social aspects-England-History-19th century.
Domestic relations-England-History-19th century.
Middle class-England-History-19th century.
Elite (Social sciences)-England-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
HQ1026
306.85086