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Marriage, a History

How Love Conquered Marriage

Stephanie Coontz

Just when the clamor over "traditional" marriage couldn't get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, "What tradition?" In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying...
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Publish Date
2006
February 28
First Published in 2005
Goodreads rating
3.96
based on 3k ratings
ISBN
9780143036678
Categories
HistoryNonfictionSociologySocial Sciences
Recommendations
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Dan Savage
Jan 17, 2013
@mrbenwells The book I recommended was "Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage" by @StephanieCoontz. Here:     – source
Laura Roeder
Jul 11, 2019
@DanielleMorrill this book is great if you haven't read it     – source
Brian Earp
Apr 15, 2020
@blackwellbooks @fakedansavage @carriejenkins Well, I definitely recommend "What Love Is" by @carriejenkins -- it's a beautiful, well-argued book. Also "The Art of Loving" by Erich Fromm. "Mating in Captivity" by Esther Perel is very good. Stephanie Coontz' "Marriage: A History" is essential reading. The list goes on!     – source
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