ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover facsimile edition. 384 pages. 9.30x6.40x1.10 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. At the age of thirty-seven, after a very short courtship, William Wilberforce married Barbara Spooner, the daughter of a Midlands industrialist, and their first child was born in the following year. His family life brought him both happiness and anxiety. Convinced that he had been 'too long a Bachelor', he lacked confidence in his ability to be a good husband and father. A great deal has been written about Wilberforce's role in the abolition ofthe slave trade, but far less about his private life. Yet this is the man who exchanged his prestigious Yorkshire constituency for an undemanding pocket borough in order to devote himself to hisfamily. In her innovative study, Anne Stott casts fresh light on the abolitionist and his friends, the group of Evangelical philanthropists retrospectively named the Clapham sect. While the men occupied important public roles they were also deeply committed to the ideal of domesticity. The ideology of the period depicted the middle-class home as a place of tranquil retreat from the cares and temptations of public life, though the family crises depicted in this study showthat the reality was always more complex. With varying degrees of success, the Clapham men and women brought their Evangelical piety to their patterns of courtship and marriage, their philosophy ofchild-rearing, and their strategies in coping with ...
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ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover First Edition Jacket in protective cover. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English
[Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012] Hardcover First Edition FIRST EDITION 8vo. black cloth hardback, silver gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 338pp., Indexed, illustrated in b/w. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 70) ISBN: 9780199699391 Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
[Canterbury, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]
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ISBN10: 0199699399, ISBN13: 9780199699391, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover dj has light creasing on top back edge.
[st. leonards on sea, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]