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A History of the Wife
Contributor(s): Yalom, Marilyn (Author)
ISBN: 0060931566     ISBN-13: 9780060931568
Publisher: Harper Perennial
OUR PRICE:   $15.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2002
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Annotation: Provocative and comprehensive, this study of how marriage has affected the lives of women from the earliest days of civilization to the 21st century uses the modern marriage as a focal point. Yalom charts the evolution of this institution in the Judeo-Christian world and discusses the role it will play in the future.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships
- History | Civilization
Dewey: 306.872
LCCN: 000058153
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.36" W x 8.06" (0.87 lbs) 464 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, become a prerequisite for marriage today? And, if the original purpose of marriage was procreation, what exactly is the purpose of marriage for women now?

Combining a scholar's rigor and a storyteller's craft(San Jose Mercury News), distinguished cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo Christian world through the centuries and shows how radically our ideas about marriage have changed.

For any woman who is, has been, or ever will be married, this intellectually vigorous and gripping historical analysis of marriage sheds new light on an institution most people take for granted, and that may, in fact, be experiencing its most convulsive upheaval since the Reformation.


Contributor Bio(s): Yalom, Marilyn: -

Marilyn Yalom is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of widely acclaimed books such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, and, most recently, How the French Invented Love. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.