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American child bride : a history of minors and marriage in the United States /

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"Most in the United States likely associate the concept of the child bride with the mores and practices of the distant past. But Nicholas L. Syrett challenges this assumption in his sweeping and sometimes shocking history of youthful marriage in America. Focusing on young women and girls - the...

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Main Author: Syrett, Nicholas L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Age of consent > United States > History.
Child marriage > Social aspects > United States > History.
Child marriage > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Marriage customs and rites > United States > History.
Marriage law > United States > History.
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Call Number: HQ535 .S97 2016
 
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