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Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain Smith, Kate (University of Birmingham)
Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Smith, Kate (University of Birmingham)
What did it mean to possess something – or someone – 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.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 19, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009617598 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 284 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 573 g |
| Language | English |
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