Keeping Hold

A Cultural And Social History Of Possession In Eighteenth-Century Britain

by Kate (University Of Birmingham) Smith
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, February of 2026 ‧
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What did it mean to possess something â€" or someone â€" in eighteenth-century Britain? This study examines the meaning of possession by exploring how owners experienced and responded to loss. It offers a social and cultural history of ownership and uncovers how understandings of self-worth came to be bound up with possession.

Keeping Hold

A Cultural And Social History Of Possession In Eighteenth-Century Britain

by Kate (University Of Birmingham) Smith

Property Description
ISBN: 9781009617598
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: February of 2026
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 284
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Europe
EAN: 9781009617598