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Stray Wives: Marital Conflict in Early National New England Mary Beth Sievens
Stray Wives: Marital Conflict in Early National New England
Mary Beth Sievens
Examines marriage, familial gender relations, and the law through the lens of "elopement" notices. In conjunction with legal treatises, court records, and prescriptive literature, this book highlights the tenuous relationships among marriage law, marital ideals, and lived experience in the early Republic, an era of cultural and economic change.
171 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 1, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780814740095 |
| Publishers | New York University Press |
| Pages | 171 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 385 g |
| Language | English |