Untying the Knot: A Short History of Divorce
The rapid spread of divorce since the 1960s has dramatically affected family life in Western society. Extensive research has been devoted to this recent period of change, and yet the long-term history of divorce has remained surprisingly obscure. Roderick Phillips, author of the highly acclaimed magisterial history of divorce, Putting Asunder, has now abridged his fascinating and wide-ranging study for a general readership. Encompassing religious and secular attitudes to divorce, the evolution of divorce laws, and changing responses to marriage breakdown, Untying the Knot offers a highly readable and thought-provoking history of the phenomenon, placed illuminatingly against a variety of social, economic, political and cultural backgrounds.
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Contents
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Catholics and Protestants
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1 |
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Seventeenthcentury England and its American colonies
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28 |
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Secularization the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
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47 |
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Formal and informal divorce in early modern society
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64 |
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The meaning and context of marriage breakdown
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93 |
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The nineteenth century Liberalization and reaction
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120 |
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References to this book
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A Matter of Taste: How Names, Fashions, and Culture Change Stanley Lieberson No preview available - 2000 |
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From Partners to Parents: The Second Revolution in Family Law June Carbone No preview available - 2000 |