A history of the wife / Marilyn Yalom.
2001
HQ1206 .Y35 2001 (Mapit)
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Title
A history of the wife / Marilyn Yalom.
Author
Yalom, Marilyn.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0060193387
9780060193386
0060931566
9780060931568
9780060193386
0060931566
9780060931568
Imprint
New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2001.
Language
English
Description
xix, 441 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
HQ1206 .Y35 2001
Alternate Call Number
15.70
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.872
Summary
"From the perspective of modern marriage, the distinguished cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world through the centuries and shows how radical that collective change has been."--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Is the wife an endangered species?
Wives in the ancient world: Biblical, Greek, and Roman models
Wives in Medieval Europe, 1100-1500
Protestant wives in Germany, England, and America, 1500-1700
Republican wives in America and France
Victorian wives on both sides of the Atlantic
Victorian wives on the American frontier
The woman question and the new woman
Sex, contraception, and abortion in the United States, 1840-1940
Wives, war, and work, 1940-1950
Toward the new wife, 1950-2000.
Wives in the ancient world: Biblical, Greek, and Roman models
Wives in Medieval Europe, 1100-1500
Protestant wives in Germany, England, and America, 1500-1700
Republican wives in America and France
Victorian wives on both sides of the Atlantic
Victorian wives on the American frontier
The woman question and the new woman
Sex, contraception, and abortion in the United States, 1840-1940
Wives, war, and work, 1940-1950
Toward the new wife, 1950-2000.