A History of the Wife
How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become a venue for personal fulfillment in contemporary America? How did the notion of romantic love, a novelty in the Middle Ages, become a prerequisite for marriage today? And, if the original purpose of marriage was procreation, what exactly is the purpose of marriage for women now? Combining a scholar's rigor and a storyteller's craft(San Jose Mercury News), distinguished cultural historian Marilyn Yalom charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo Christian world through the centuries and shows how radically our ideas about marriage have changed. For any woman who is, has…
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- ISBN: 978-0-06-093156-8
- EAN: 9780060931568
- Produktnummer: 9617958
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H20.2 cm x B13.5 cm x D3.0 cm 394 g
- Gewicht: 394
Über den Autor
Marilyn Yalom was a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She was the author of widely acclaimed books such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, and, most recently, How the French Invented Love. She lived in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.
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