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A History of Marriage: From Same Sex Unions to Private Vows and Common Law, the Surprising Diversity of a Tradition
Contributor(s): Abbott, Elizabeth (Author)
ISBN: 1609806190     ISBN-13: 9781609806194
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
OUR PRICE:   $20.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Social History
- Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships
Dewey: 306.810
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.40 lbs) 496 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:
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.