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Wedded Wife : A Feminist History of Marriage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lennon, Rachael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (167 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2023.
- Summary:
- Wedded Wife is a feminist study of the institution of marriage and its history around the globe.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- She Said Yes
- Popping the question
- Just the two of us
- Better to marry than burn - or starve
- The usual inducements of women to marry
- Political proposals
- The Big Day
- A manoeuvring business
- Making it official
- Putting on a show
- A consummation to be devoutly wished
- What Comes Next?
- What's in a name?
- Love, fair looks and true obedience
- Forsaking all others
- A fruitful union
- Having it all - domestic, social and paid labour
- Till death do us part
- Keeping up the fight
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780711267138
- 0711267138
- OCLC:
- 1373344439
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