Living in Sin: Cohabiting As Husband and Wife in Nineteenth-Century England - Brossura

Frost, Ginger S.

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ISBN 10: 0719085691 ISBN 13: 9780719085697

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Living in sin is the first book-length study of cohabitation in nineteenth-century England, based on research into the lives of hundreds of couples. ‘Common-law’ marriages did not have any legal basis, so the Victorian courts had to wrestle with unions that resembled marriage in every way, yet did not meet its most basic requirements.

The majority of those who lived in irregular unions did so because they could not marry legally. Others chose not to marry, from indifference, from class differences, or because they dissented from marriage for philosophical reasons. This book looks at each motivation in turn, highlighting class, gender and generational differences, as well as the reactions of wider kin and community.

Frost shows how these couples slowly widened the definition of legal marriage, preparing the way for the more substantial changes of the twentieth century, making this a valuable resource for all those interested in Gender and Social History.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Ginger S. Frost is Professor of History at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama


Ginger S. Frost is Professor of History at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

Ginger S. Frost is Professor of History at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.

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Living in sin is the first book-length study of cohabitation in nineteenth-century England, based on research into the lives of hundreds of couples. Common-law marriages did not have any legal basis, so the Victorian courts had to wrestle with unions that resembled marriage in every way, yet did not meet its most basic requirements. The majority of those who lived in irregular unions did so because they could not marry legally. Others chose not to marry, from indifference, from class differences, or because they dissented from marriage for philosophical reasons. This book looks at each motivation in turn, highlighting class, gender and generational differences, as well as the reactions of wider kin and community. Frost shows how these couples slowly widened the definition of legal marriage, preparing the way for the more substantial changes of the twentieth century, making this a valuable resource for all those interested in Gender and Social History.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719085691
• ISBN 13: 9780719085697
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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