Man and wife in America : a history /

The author examines a century and a half of marriage in the United States from the standpoint of the laws that defined marital relations and how these laws were manipulated to fit personal needs.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartog, Hendrik, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Husband and wife > United States > History.
Separation (Law) > United States > History.
Marriage > United States > History.
Époux > États-Unis > Histoire.
Séparation de corps > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mariage > États-Unis > Histoire.
LAW / Legal History
Husband and wife.
Marriage.
Separation (Law)
Echtscheiding.
Huwelijk.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Scene of a Marriage
  • Chapter 2. Abigail Bailey's Divorce
  • Chapter 3. Early Exits
  • Chapter 4. Being a Wife
  • Chapter 5. Acting Like a Husband
  • Chapter 6. Coercion and Harriet Douglas Cruger
  • Chapter 7. John Barry and American Fatherhood
  • Chapter 8. The Right to Kill
  • Chapter 9. The Geography of Remarriage
  • Chapter 10. Coverture in a New Age
  • Epilogue
  • A Note on Method
  • Notes
  • Index

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