A world of their own making : myth, ritual, and the quest for family values
Gillis, John R. (John Randall), 1939-1997
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Our whole society may be obsessed with 'family values' but, as Gillis points out in this eye-opening narrative, most of our images of family life are of very recent vintage and our most cherished rituals did not exist before the Victorian era.
Imprint:
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Collation:
336p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN:
9780674961883 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.85
Language:
English
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BRN:
204645
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