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A Cultural History of Marriage (Hardcover)
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A Cultural History of Marriage (Hardcover)
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
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How have ideas of marriage evolved in Western culture? How has its
influence changed, and been shaped by its social and cultural
conditions? In a work that spans 2,500 years, these ambitious
questions are addressed by 52 experts, each contributing their
overview of a theme applied to a period in history. The volumes
describe the role of marriage, its contributions to society, and
how it engages with matters of religion, law, society and love.
Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to
make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical
across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about
a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme
across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six.
The six volumes cover: 1. - Antiquity (500 BCE - 500 CE); 2. -
Medieval Age (500 - 1450); 3. - Renaissance and Early Modern Age
(1400 - 1650) ; 4. - Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1800); 5. - Age
of Empire (1800 - 1920); 6. - Modern Age (1920 - 2000+). Themes
(and chapter titles) are: Courtship and Rite; Religion, State and
Law; Kinship and Social Networks; the Family Economy; Love and Sex;
the Breaking of Vows; and Representations of Marriage. The page
extent is approximately 1,728pp with c. 240 illustrations. Each
volume opens with a series preface and an introduction, and
concludes with Notes, Bibliography, List of Contributors and an
Index. The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Marriage
is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as
hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring
a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a
fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available
to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via
www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics
and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also
available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.
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