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Untying the knot : marriage, the state, and the case for their divorce /

Marriage is at the center of one of today's fiercest political debates. Activists argue about how to define it, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. Few, however, ask whether the state should have a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metz, Tamara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Marriage is at the center of one of today's fiercest political debates. Activists argue about how to define it, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. Few, however, ask whether the state should have anything to do with marriage in the first place. In Untying the Knot, Tamara Metz addresses this crucial question, making a powerful argument that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. Rather than defining or conferring marriage, or relying on it to achieve legitimate public welfare.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 205 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.
ISBN:9781400832224
1400832225
1282458787
9781282458789