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| List of Illustrations | ||
| Prologue | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pt. I | Different Times, Different Places: Meanings of Family and Home Before the Modern Age | |
| 1 | Myths of Family Past | 3 |
| 2 | At Home with Families of Strangers | 20 |
| 3 | Life and Death in a Small Parenthesis | 41 |
| Pt. II | Enchanting Families: The Victorian Origins of Modern Family Cultures | |
| 4 | A World of Their Own Making | 61 |
| 5 | Making Time(s) for Family | 81 |
| 6 | No Place Like Home | 109 |
| Pt. III | Mythic Figures in the Suburban Landscape | |
| 7 | The Perfect Couple | 133 |
| 8 | Mothers Giving Birth to Motherhood | 152 |
| 9 | Bringing Up Fathers: Strangers in Our Midst | 179 |
| 10 | Haunting the Dead | 201 |
| Pt. IV | New Times and New Places: Myths and Rituals for a Global Era | |
| 11 | Conclusion: Remaking Our Worlds | 225 |
| Notes | 241 | |
| Index | 299 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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William Deville
reviewed A world of their own making on February 06, 2015
A world of their own making
Although the book has a glossary of terms, I would've liked more of an introduction -- which can be found in the author's note. Still uncertain if this is a book I'd use in storytime.
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