Conjugality - Marriage and Marriage-like Relationships before the Law (Hardcover)

Conjugal Rites explores the legal shape of marriage as it has been determined by countless decisions concerning entry and exit into the ancient rite. Heather Brook examines the countless rules and protocols governing marriage that make it valid in the eyes of the law. She argues that the various sexual performatives associated with marriage can establish, reinforce, or rupture conjugal unity while exploring the historical and politcal regulations and prohibitions marriage has faced. Brook 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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2008
First published:	2007
Authors:	H. Brook
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	257
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-7656-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-4039-7656-2
Barcode:	9781403976567

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