Public vows : a history of marriage and the nation / Nancy F. Cott.

"We commonly think of marriage as a private matter between two people, a personal expression of love and commitment. In this history, Nancy F. Cott demonstrates that marriage is and always has been a public institution. From the founding of the United States to the present day, imperatives abou...

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Main Author: Cott, Nancy F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
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Call Number: HQ536 .C757 2000
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