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Conjugal Rites : Marriage and Marriage-like Relationships Before the Law by Heather Brook, H. Brook is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This Book Explores The Regulation Of Intimate Relationships Today. Its Raw Materials Are Fascinating And Sometimes Salacious. Addressing Questions Ranging From Whether A Virgin Can Be A Party To Adultery, To Whether A Man Can Be A Wife, Each Chapter Deals With A Theme Of Conjugality. Using Historical And Contemporary Legal-political Sources, The Author 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. Introduction : Proposals And Propositions -- Theorizing Conjugality -- Making Marriage : Validity And Nullity -- Union : Adultery And Other Sexual Performatives -- Marriage Beyond The Pale : Mixed Marriage, Miscegenation, And Assimilation -- S/he Done Me Wrong : Adversarial Versus No-fault Divorce -- The Limping Marriage : Regulating Cohabitation -- Queer Propositions : Sex And Sexualities -- Conclusion : Sex, Marriage, And Conjugality. Heather Brook. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [209]-233) And Index.

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Author

Heather Brook, H. Brook

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Limited

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781281915344

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Science