Another self middle-class American women and their friends in the twentieth century
From nineteenth-century romantic friendships to childhood best friends and idealistic versions of feminist sisterhood, female friendship has been seen as an essential, sustaining influence on women's lives. Women are thought to have a special aptitude for making and keeping friends. But notions...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
c1999.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | History of emotion series ;
6. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797959706719 |
| Sumario: | From nineteenth-century romantic friendships to childhood best friends and idealistic versions of feminist sisterhood, female friendship has been seen as an essential, sustaining influence on women's lives. Women are thought to have a special aptitude for making and keeping friends. But notions of friendship are not constant-and neither are women's experiences of this fundamental form of connection. In Another Self , Linda W. Rosenzweig sheds light on the changing nature of white middle-class American women's relationships during the coming of age of modern America. As the middle-class domesti |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814769201 |
