Until Choice Do Us Part - Marriage Reform in the Progressive Era

Summary

For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Virginia Eby, Eby Clare Virginia
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2014
• EAN: 9780226085838
• ISBN: 978-0-226-08583-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Sociology: family & relationships, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Sociology: family and relationships, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909