Early Modern History: Society and Culture: Mothering and Politics in Early Modern Rome

Castiglione, C.

Accounting for Affection examines the multifaceted nature of early modern motherhood by focusing on the ideas and strategies of Roman aristocratic mothers during familial conflict. Illuminating new approaches to the maternal and the familial employed by such women, it demonstrates how interventions gained increasing favor in early modern Rome.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-03-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230203310

DOI: 10.1057/9781137315724

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 315