A World of Their Own Making: Myth, Ritual and the Quest for Family Values

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1997
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Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of the family and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change.

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Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of "the family" and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 30 Sep 1997
ISBN 10: 0674961889
ISBN 13: 9780674961883