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American gold digger : marriage, money, and the law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith / Brian Donovan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donovan, Brian, 1971- author.
- Series:
- Gender and American culture.
- North Carolina scholarship online.
- Gender and American culture
- North Carolina scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fortune hunters--United States--History--20th century.
- Fortune hunters.
- Man-woman relationships--Economic aspects--United States.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Marriage law--Economic aspects--United States.
- Marriage law.
- Marriage law--Social aspects--United States.
- Women--United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Women.
- Culture and law--United States.
- Culture and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Whether feared, admired, or desired, the 'gold digger' appears almost everywhere gender, sexuality, class, and race collide. This work reveals the assumptions and disputes around women's sexual agency in American life, shedding new light on the cultural and legal forces underpinning romantic, sexual, and marital relationships.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908531-0-3
- 979-88-908531-1-0
- 1-4696-6029-6
- 1-4696-6027-X
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