Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage

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Just when the clamor over “traditional” marriage couldn’t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, “What tradition?” In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is—and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today’s marital debate.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 014303667X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin USA
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 28 February 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780143036678
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143036678
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 420 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14 x 2.4 x 21.4 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
Importer ‏ : ‎ Sunrise Book store,House no 2/14 , GF, Ansari roadDarya Ganj, NEW DELH-I DELHI,India 110002,Contact 8888888888
Packer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books
Generic Name ‏ : ‎ 1
Best Sellers Rank: #237,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #319 in Women in History #956 in History of Civilization & Culture #3,970 in Family & Relationships
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