| Description |
235 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-223) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Flesh, two heads : debating the biblical blueprint for marriage in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries -- Battered women, petty traitors, and the legacy of coverture -- Fighting for the breeches, sharing the rod : spouses, servants, and the struggle for equality -- How a maiden keeps her head : Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and the perils of marriage -- Afterword. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Marriage -- History.
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Marriage -- England -- History.
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Marriage -- United States -- History.
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Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History.
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Marital violence.
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Abused wives.
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Sex role -- History.
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Sex discrimination against women -- History.
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Equality -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780812240757 (alk. paper) |
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0812240758 (alk. paper) |
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9780812220827 |
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9780812201772 (electronic bk.) |
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