Untying the Knot - A Short History of Divorce

Zusammenfassung The rapid spread of divorce since the 1960s has dramatically affected family life in Western society. Roderick Phillips! author of the highly acclaimed magisterial history of divorce! Putting Asunder! has now abridged his fascinating and wide-ranging study for a general readership. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Catholics and protestants; 2. Seventeenth-century England and its American colonies; 3. Secularisation, enlightenment, and the French revolution; 4. Formal and informal divorce in early modern society; 5. The meaning and context of marriage breakdown; 6. The nineteenth century: liberalisation and reaction; 7. Divorce as a social issue, 1850-1914; 8. Twentieth century and the rise of mass divorce; 9. Explaining the rise of divorce, 1870-1990; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Roderick Phillips, Roderick (Brock University Phillips
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.1991
• EAN: 9780521423700
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42370-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Canto Original; Canto Original
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history