Conjugal rites : marriage and marriage-like relationships before the law / Heather Brook.
Publisher's description: This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Publisher's description: This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme of conjugality. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author unites past and present, public and private, to investigate the changing meanings and effects of conjugality, and challenge the way we think about sex, gender and relationships. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 257 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403976567 1403976562 |