| State of 'The Union': Marriage and Free Love in the Late 1800s Contributor(s): Schroer, Sandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415975948 ISBN-13: 9780415975940 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: By analyzing the words of participants this research explores the concept of Free Love (late 1800s) in its historical context and exposes the sex and gender power differences within the movement and external to it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) |
| Dewey: 306.73 |
| LCCN: 2005015205 |
| Series: American Popular History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.46" W x 9.3" (0.67 lbs) 134 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study of the Free Love Movement in the mid-to-late 1800s examines the situated knowledge of women and men who participated in the movement, how they articulated the platform, and contributed to its exposure by writing and publishing their ideas, arguments and concerns. While all Free Love participants claimed benefits and freedoms from the practice, this book is the first to compare the benefits and political agendas experienced by the male participants with those experienced by the females. The importance of this work lies in its potential to inform current political resistance against the inequality inherent in legislation that strives to restrict sexual freedom in the United States, and its potential to contribute to the overall well-being of women, men and the society they live in. |