Stéphane Jettot

Gebundenes Buch

Selling Ancestry

Family Directories and the Commodification of Genealogy in Eighteenth Century Britain

Beschreibung

Often cited but rarely studied in their own right, family directories help us reconsider how ancestry and genealogy became objects of widespread commercialization in the 18th century. Employed by contemporaries as reference tools to navigate society, they can be used by historians to explore attitudes towards social status and political events.

Autor

Stéphane Jettot is Associate Professor at Sorbonne University. His interests lie in social and family history from 1660 to 1830, offering a comparative perspective between Britain and the continent. His previous publications include a comparative study of genealogical practices in early-modern Europe, and on the relations between ancestry and enlightenment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 784g
• ISBN-13: 9780192865960
• ISBN-10: 019286596X
• Artikelnr.: 68169239