Unquiet lives marriage and marriage breakdown in England, 1660-1800

Summary: A revisionary study of married life in the long eighteenth century in England, this text draws on court records, newspaper advertisements & an original methodology to challenge preconceptions about authority in the household & to show how ideas about adultery & masculinity emerged.

Record details

ISBN: 0521810582 (Cloth)
ISBN: 9780511072727
ISBN: 0511072724
ISBN: 9780511120121 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0511120125 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780511064265 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0511064268 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 244 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS; 1 Introduction: reassessing marriage; 2 'To have and to hold': analysing married life; 3 'For better, for worse': resolving marital difficulties; 4 'An honourable estate': marital roles in the household; 5 'With all my worldly goods I thee endow': spouses' contributions and possessions within marriage; 6 'Wilt thou obey him, and serve him': the marital power balance; 7 'Forsaking all other': marital chastity; 8 'Till death us do part': life after a failed marriage.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.