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A Contrarian History of Marriage

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I Don't

A Contrarian History of Marriage

1st U.S. ed.
  • 1 Want to read

In this provocative and ambitious book, Squire unravels the turbulent history and many implications of the institution of marriage. The author delves into the many ways men and women have come together and what the state of their unions has meant for history, society, and politics.

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Language
English
Pages
258

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I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage
2008, Bloomsbury USA, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, Bloomsbury
Hardcover in English - 1st U.S. ed.

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Table of Contents

Paradise lost, just because he listened to his wife
Struck dead, just because he spilled the fruit of his loins
Do Athenian husbands have it all?
Do Roman wives have it all?
The cure for lust
Original spin
Never on Sunday (or Wednesday. or Friday. or Saturday.)
The making of a sexless marriage
Cuckold's lament
The golden age of adultery
The end of the world?
What a man wants
Season of the witch
Be fertile and increase : the sequel
Love meets marriage : a new idea.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.8109
Library of Congress
HQ503 .S687 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
258

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16799271M
Internet Archive
idontcontrarianh0000squi
ISBN 10
1582341192
ISBN 13
9781582341194
LCCN
2008017521
OCLC/WorldCat
226038091
Library Thing
5529271
Goodreads
3550810

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