A History of Marriage
Elizabeth AbbottWhat 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.
Year:
2011
Publisher:
Seven Stories Press
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
1609800850
ISBN 13:
9781609800857
File:
PDF, 8.25 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011