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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      30 July 2009
      19 February 2009
      ISBN:
      9780511575594
      9780521490504
      9781107404069
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511575594
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.7kg, 350 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.47kg, 350 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology
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    Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology
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    As the changes in the traditional family accelerated toward the end of the twentieth century, a great deal of attention came to focus on fathers, both modern and ancient. While academics and politicians alike singled out the conspicuous and growing absence of the modern father as a crucial factor affecting contemporary family and social dynamics, ancient historians and classicists have rarely explored ancient father-absence, despite the likelihood that nearly a third of all children in the ancient Mediterranean world were fatherless before they turned fifteen. The proportion of children raised by single mothers, relatives, step-parents, or others was thus at least as high in antiquity as it is today. This book assesses the wide-ranging impact high levels of chronic father-absence had on the cultures, politics, and families of the ancient world.

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    'Uniformly excellent … The chapters in this book are very effective reminders of the lasting emotional distress of growing up without a father … this book represents a welcome attempt to supplement demographic studies of ancient families with investigations of specific situations involving historical actors and literary characters.'

    Raymond Van Dam Source: AHB Online Reviews

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