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- catalog abstract ""We commonly think of marriage as a private matter between two people, a personal expression of love and commitment. In this history, Nancy F. Cott demonstrates that marriage is and always has been a public institution. From the founding of the United States to the present day, imperatives about the necessity of marriage and its proper form have been deeply embedded in national policy, law, and political rhetoric. Legislators and judges have envisioned and enforced their preferred model of consensual, lifelong monogamy - a model derived from Christian tenets and the English common law, which posits the husband as provider and the wife as dependent."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11704325.
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""We commonly think of marriage as a private matter between two people, a personal expression of love and commitment. In this history, Nancy F. Cott demonstrates that marriage is and always has been a public institution. From the founding of the United States to the present day, imperatives about the necessity of marriage and its proper form have been deeply embedded in national policy, law, and political rhetoric. Legislators and judges have envisioned and enforced their preferred model of consensual, lifelong monogamy - a model derived from Christian tenets and the English common law, which posits the husband as provider and the wife as dependent."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "An archaeology of American monogamy -- Perfecting community rules with state laws -- Domestic relations on the national agenda -- Toward a single standard -- Monogamy as the law of social life -- Consent, the American way -- The modern architecture of marriage -- Public sanctity for a private realm -- Marriage revised and revived.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-284) and index.".
- catalog extent "v, 297 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0674003209 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "306.85/0973 21".
- catalog subject "HQ536 .C757 2000".
- catalog subject "Marriage United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "An archaeology of American monogamy -- Perfecting community rules with state laws -- Domestic relations on the national agenda -- Toward a single standard -- Monogamy as the law of social life -- Consent, the American way -- The modern architecture of marriage -- Public sanctity for a private realm -- Marriage revised and revived.".
- catalog title "Public vows : a history of marriage and the nation / Nancy F. Cott.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".