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State of the marital union : rhetoric, identity, and nineteenth-century marriage controversies / Leslie J. Harris ; cover design by Nita Ybarra.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Leslie J., 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--United States--History--19th century.
- Marriage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From Private Wife to Public Woman
- Contents:
- Introduction: marriage and the nation
- Abuse, murder, and discipline in marriage
- Constituting the divorced citizen and saving the nation
- Polygamy and the relics of barbarism
- Free love, licentiousness, and civic identity
- Miscegenation and the future of civilization
- Conclusion: state of the (marital) union.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4813-0053-9
- OCLC:
- 883632354
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