Hard to Do : The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korducki, Kelli María.

Series:

Exploded Views Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Separation (Psychology).

Man-woman relationships.

Women--Social conditions.

Women.

Interpersonal relations.

Love.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hard To Do

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Coach House Books, 2018.

Summary:

"From Jane Austen to Taylor Swift, a look at the surprising politics of romantic love and its dissolution. Whatever the underlying motives - be they love, financial security, or mere masochism - the fact is that getting involved in a romantic partnership is emotionally, morally, and even politically fraught. In Hard To Do, Kelli María Korducki turns a Marxist lens on the relatively short history of romantic partnership, tracing how the socio-economic dynamics between men and women have transformed the ways women conceive of domestic partnership. With perceptive, reported insights on the ways marriage and divorce are legislated, the rituals of twentieth-century courtship, and contemporary practices for calling it off, Korducki reveals that, for all women, choosing to end a relationship is a radical action with very limited cultural precedent."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

1035224716