Man and wife in America : a history /
Exploring a century and a half of marriage through stories of struggle and conflict mined from case records, Hendrik Hartog shatters the myth of a golden age of stable marriage. He describes the myriad ways the law shaped and defined marital relations and spousal identities, and how individuals mani...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Harvard University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | ACLS Humanities E-Book Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required: |
| Summary: | Exploring a century and a half of marriage through stories of struggle and conflict mined from case records, Hendrik Hartog shatters the myth of a golden age of stable marriage. He describes the myriad ways the law shaped and defined marital relations and spousal identities, and how individuals manipulated and reshaped the rules of the American states to fit their needs. Hartog shows how our own conflicts and confusions about marital roles and identities are rooted in the history of marriage and the legal struggles that defined and transformed it. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2000. |
| Physical Description: | 416 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-393) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674008111 9780674008113 |