Book summaryThis cultural study covers three millennia in Western history and traces attitudes and law as they applied to women once they entered into marriage and became wives.The author presents a broad overview and much research on specific times and places, and uses primary sources when they were available. Media reviews"[A] useful and refreshingly cheerful overview of women's changing roles in marriage and society." |
A History of the Wifeby Yalom, Marilyn
Book desription: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 2001 440 pp includes notes and index. By the author of A History of the Breast. An Historical and intellectually vigorous analysis of marriage. Dust jacket is bright and clean, little noticable wear. Not price clipped. Black paper on boards with red spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. HC and DJ. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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