{"product_id":"power-of-the-fathers","title":"Power of the Fathers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the topic of paternal authority as it developed over a long period of time. The focus is on the power of fathers as manifested within a complex fabric of legal, social, economic, political and moral aspects. In early modern times, a father’s power was based upon his personal and legal position as the one responsible for the family and the household in the sense of an economic unit, as well as on his moral authority over all those who belonged to said household. At the same time, the father was subject to public control, and his legal status was characterized not only by power, but also by obligations. This status was modelled after the figure of the \u003ci\u003epater familias\u003c\/i\u003e as conceived of in Roman law—a concept that remained relevant up into the nineteenth century, though not without changes. Ultimately, the figure of the \u003ci\u003epater familias\u003c\/i\u003e came to overlap with the modern-era perception of fathers’ disempowerment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters of this book analyse the public responsibility of fathers in the case of an adulterous daughter, legal acts of emancipation by which a son could gain independence from his father, and various opinions with regard to \"indulgent\" fathering, paternal authority over married sons, and provisions set out in wills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Family.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234558398808,"sku":"9781138794665","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138794665_f8254b78-05a7-45b8-b609-dc1b387fbc6e.jpg?v=1769688937","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/power-of-the-fathers","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}