| Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage Contributor(s): Coontz, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 014303667X ISBN-13: 9780143036678 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: In this surprising landmark book, family historian Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the traditional marriage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 306.810 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.6" W x 8.44" (0.84 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Just when the clamor over traditional marriage couldn't get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, What tradition? In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is--and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today's marital debate. |