State of the Marital Union : Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies.
Harris, Leslie J.
State of the Marital Union : Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (224 pages)
Cover -- Half Title Page, Full Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Marriage and the Nation -- 1. Abuse, Murder, and Discipline in Marriage -- 2. Constituting the Divorced Citizen and Saving the Nation -- 3. Polygamy and the Relics of Barbarism -- 4. Free Love, Licentiousness, and Civic Identity -- 5. Miscegenation and the Future of Civilization -- Conclusion: State of the (Marital) Union -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
From Private Wife to Public Woman.
9781481300537
Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic books.
HQ535.H37 2014
306.81097309/034
State of the Marital Union : Rhetoric, Identity, and Nineteenth-Century Marriage Controversies. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (224 pages)
Cover -- Half Title Page, Full Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Marriage and the Nation -- 1. Abuse, Murder, and Discipline in Marriage -- 2. Constituting the Divorced Citizen and Saving the Nation -- 3. Polygamy and the Relics of Barbarism -- 4. Free Love, Licentiousness, and Civic Identity -- 5. Miscegenation and the Future of Civilization -- Conclusion: State of the (Marital) Union -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
From Private Wife to Public Woman.
9781481300537
Marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Electronic books.
HQ535.H37 2014
306.81097309/034