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Can I read Cruelty and Companionship : Conflict in Nineteenth Century Married Life on EtoBox?

Cruelty and Companionship : Conflict in Nineteenth Century Married Life by Anthony James Hammerton is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cruelty and Companionship : Conflict in Nineteenth Century Married Life about?

Cruelty and Companionship is an account of the intimate but darker side of marriage in Victorian and Edwardian England. Hammerton draws upon previously unpublished material from the records of the divorce court and magistrates' courts to challenge many popular views about family patterns. His findings open a rare window on the sexual politics of everyday life and the routine tensions which conditioned marriage in middle- and working-class families. Using contemporary evidence ranging from prescr

Who reads Cruelty and Companionship : Conflict in Nineteenth Century Married Life?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Anthony James Hammerton
Publisher
Routledge
Published
1992
Language
EN
ISBN
9781134959174
Category
history
Subjects
History, Family & Relationships, Social Science
Updated
2026-03-25

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