Breaking the bonds : marital discord in Pennsylvania, 1730-1830 /

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""In Breaking The Bonds, Merril Smith establishes the ambitious goal of determining 'what kind of problems arose in troubled marriages' and of analyzing 'how men and women coped with marital discord.' ... To accomplish this, Smith studied hundreds of divorce petitions,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Merril D., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 1991.
Series:American social experience series ; 21.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Divorce > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Divorce > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Marriage > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century.
Marriage > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Divorce > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Divorce > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mariage > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Mariage > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
Divorce.
Marriage.
Ehescheidung
Echtscheiding.
Huwelijk.
Geschichte (1700-1900)
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the "Open question" of marriage
  • Dissolving matrimonial bonds: divorce in the new republic
  • Weaving the bonds: husbands' and wives' expectations of marriage
  • "If we forsook prudence": sexuality in troubled marriages
  • "Cruel and barbarous treatment": the forms and meaning of spouse abuse
  • Runaways: "Wilful and malicious desertion"
  • For a maintenance: the economics of marital discord
  • Conclusion: unraveling the bonds.

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