I Don't
Subtitle: A Contrarian History of Marriage
By: Susan Squire.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; Distributed to the trade by Macmillan; Bloomsbury
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781582341194
Subjects: Marriage
Description: In this provocative and ambitious book, Squire unravels the turbulent history and many implications of the institution of marriage. The author delves into the many ways men and women have come together and what the state of their unions has meant for history, society, and politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Paradise lost, just because he listened to his wife; title: Struck dead, just because he spilled the fruit of his loins; title: Do Athenian husbands have it all?; title: Do Roman wives have it all?; title: The cure for lust; title: Original spin; title: Never on Sunday (or Wednesday. or Friday. or Saturday.); title: The making of a sexless marriage; title: Cuckold's lament; title: The golden age of adultery; title: The end of the world?; title: What a man wants; title: Season of the witch; title: Be fertile and increase : the sequel; title: Love meets marriage : a new idea.