| Short History of Human Marriage Contributor(s): Westermarck, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766141861 ISBN-13: 9780766141865 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: This work discusses marriage as a social institution, in the strict sense of the term. Contents: origin of marriage; frequency of marriage and the marriage age; endogamy; exogamy; marriage by capture; consent as a condition of marriage; marriage by consideration and by the exchange of presents, gifts to the bride and to the bridegroom; marriage rites; monogamy and polygamy; polyandry and group marriage; and duration of marriage and the right to dissolve it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.3" W x 11.08" (1.74 lbs) 340 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
