Incest and Influence
The Private Life of Bourgeois England
Published on 28. February 2010
304 pages
978-0-674-05414-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-05414-1 (9780674054141)
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Book
10/2009
Harvard University Press
€64.58
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Person
Adam Kuper is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Content
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
