Courtship, Marriage and Marriage Breakdown: Approaches from the History of Emotion (Routledge Research in Gender and History #39)

By: Katie Barclay and Jeffrey Meek and Andrea Thomson

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Synopsis: This book explores the history of marriage and marriage-like relationships across five continents from the seventeenth century to the present day. Across fourteen chapters, leading marriage scholars examine how the methodologies from the new history of emotions contribute to our understanding of marriage, seeking to uncover not only personal feeling but also the political and social implications of emotion. They highlight how marriage as an institution has been shaped not just by law and society but also by individual and community choices, desires and emotional values. Importantly, they also emphasize how the history of non-traditional and same-sex relationships and their emotions have long played an important role in determining the nature of marriage as an institution and emotional union. In doing so, this collection allows us to rethink both the past and present of marriage, destabilizing a story of a stable institution and opening it up as a site of contest, debate and feeling.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 238 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000733686
Related ISBNs:: 9780367824228, 9780367424558, 9780367424558, 9780367424558, 9781032086897, 9780367824228
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/26/20
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Katie Barclay
Edited by:: Jeffrey Meek
Edited by:: Andrea Thomson