{"product_id":"fatherhood-a-history-of-love-and-power-paperback","title":"Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAugustine Sedgewick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superbly intelligent...[a] rewarding \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e-style big history.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold and original history of the invention and transformation of masculinity's most important institution, from the Bronze Age to the contemporary \"crisis of men\", told through a collective portrait of emblematic fathers who have helped to define our fundamental ideas of familial love, political power, and what it means to be a man.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes a father? At least since the beginning of the written historical record five thousand years ago, ideas of paternity have shaped basic human understanding of who we are, where we come from, and what we are capable of--identity and inheritance in all its forms. Yet we know little about where and why the concept of fatherhood arose in the first place, or how it has changed over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this acclaimed book, prizewinning historian Augustine Sedgewick, celebrated for his \"literary gifts and prodigious research\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e), traces for the first time the origins and evolution of fatherhood in Western culture, from the Bronze Age to the contemporary \"crisis of men\". With intimate detail, Sedgewick reconstructs the lives of some of history's most famous fathers--Aristotle, Saint Augustine, Henry VIII, Thomas Jefferson, Darwin, Freud, Bob Dylan, and more--to show how, in moments of historic crisis and conflict, men developed new ideals of fatherhood that helped sustain their power and authority within the family and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet the history of fatherhood is not just the story of patriarchy, arguably the oldest and most widespread form of social inequality. Nor is it simply the story of paternal care and affection. Instead, it is the story of how these twin strands became so entangled that they are often indistinguishable. \u003ci\u003eFatherhood\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a journey across hundreds of generations to uncover the roots of modern masculinity and help us see one of the most meaningful parts of our lives in a new light.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugustine Sedgewick is the author of \u003ci\u003eCoffeeland: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice and winner of the Cherasco International Prize. He earned his doctorate at Harvard University, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. His \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar \u003c\/i\u003eessay \"Thoreau's Pencils\", exploring ties he discovered between Henry David Thoreau and slavery around the Gulf of Mexico, was honored by Best American Essays. Sedgewick lives in New York City with his son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072373748013,"sku":"9781668046302","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/fatherhood-a-history-of-love-and-power-paperback-9952816.webp?v=1780165087","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/fatherhood-a-history-of-love-and-power-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}