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1 online resource |
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data file |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Moving beyond the preoccupation of honour and its associations with violence and sexual reputation, Courtney Thomas offers an intriguing investigation of honour's social meanings amongst early modern elites in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. If I Lose Mine Honour I Lose Myself reveals honour's complex role as a representational strategy amongst the aristocracy. Thomas' erudite and detailed investigation of multi-generational family papers as well as legal records and prescriptive sources develops a fuller picture of how the concept of honour was employed, often in contradictory ways in daily life. Whether considering economic matters, marriage arrangements, supervision of servants, household management, mediation, or political engagement, Thomas argues that while honour was invoked as a structuring principle of social life its meanings were diffuse and varied. Paradoxically, it is the malleability of honour that made it such an enduring social value with very real meaning for early modern men and women."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Brief Notes; Introduction: Approaching Honour; 1 Men and Honour; 2 Women and Honour; 3 Honour in the Community and at Home; 4 Honour and the Family; Conclusion: The Importance of Honour; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social psychology -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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Social psychology. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Social psychology -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Honor -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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Honor -- Social aspects. |
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Honor. |
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Honor -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Reputation -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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Reputation. |
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Social aspects. |
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Reputation -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Upper class -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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Upper class. |
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Upper class -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1500-1699 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thomas, Courtney Erin, 1980- If I lose mine honour I lose myself. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2017 9781487501228 (OCoLC)976415673 |
| ISBN |
9781487512736 (electronic book) |
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1487512732 (electronic book) |
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9781487501228 |
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1487501226 |
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