Book A History of Marriage: From Same Sex Unions to Private Vows and Common Law, the Surprising Diversity Abbott, Elizabeth

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Elizabeth Abbott

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.5 x 16.0 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.77 kg.

ISBN13

9781609800888

Synopsis "A History of Marriage: From Same Sex Unions to Private Vows and Common Law, the Surprising Diversity of a Tradition"

What does the "tradition of marriage" really look like? In A History of Marriage, Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution. Ritual of romance, or social obligation? Eternal bliss, or cult of domesticity? Abbott reveals a complex tradition that includes same-sex unions, arranged marriages, dowries, self-marriages, and child brides. Marriage--in all its loving, unloving, decadent, and impoverished manifestations--is revealed here through Abbott's infectious curiosity.

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