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Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation

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Description for Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation Paperback. A study of the role of marriage in national policy, law and political rhetoric. This book examines the political history of marriage, analyzing the shaping of the accepted model of consensual, lifelong monogamy by legislators and judges throughout American history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.

We commonly think of marriage as a private matter between two people, a personal expression of love and commitment. In this pioneering history, Nancy F. Cott demonstrates that marriage is and always has been a public institution.

From the founding of the United States to the present day, imperatives about the necessity of marriage and its proper form have been deeply embedded in national policy, law, and political rhetoric. Legislators and judges have envisioned and enforced their preferred model of consensual, lifelong monogamy--a model derived from Christian tenets and the English common law that posits the husband as provider ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674008755
SKU
V9780674008755
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About Nancy F. Cott
Nancy F. Cott is Professor of History at Harvard University.

Reviews for Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation
In showing how marriage has always been regulated and shaped by the state, Nancy Cott not only recasts our understanding of this most intimate of relationships but enables us to think in new ways about concepts of privacy, public power, and, ultimately, liberty itself in American history.
Eric Foner, author of The Story of American Freedom With Public Vows, ... Read more

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