Marriage, Law and Modernity
«This is an enormously rich trousseau of legal histories of marriage and human rights from all continents, by an eminent gathering of historians.»
Göran Therborn, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK, author of Between Sex
Marriage, Law and Modernity offers a global perspective on the modern history of marriage. Widespread recent debate has focused on the changing nature of families, characterized by both the rise of unmarried cohabitation and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Les mer
This collection brings together scholars from across the world in order to offer a global perspective on the history of marriage. It unites legal, political and social history, and seeks to draw out commonalities and differences by exploring connections through empire, international law and international migration.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 288
- ISBN
- 9781350112384
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«This is an enormously rich trousseau of legal histories of marriage and human rights from all continents, by an eminent gathering of historians.»
Göran Therborn, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK, author of Between Sex
«Using the lens of legal, political, and religious discourses over marriage, the contributors to Marriage, Law and Modernity shed fascinating new light on the complex and highly contested nature of larger processes of “modernization” and “globalization” since the eighteenth century. This volume is a highly valuable source for anyone interested in the history of gender, colonialism, and the modern state and its laws.»
Julia Roos, Associate Professor of History, Indiana University Bloomington, USA