Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations and Tables xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. List of Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction: The "Open Question" of Marriage 1
7. CHAPTER 1. Dissolving Matrimonial Bonds: Divorce in the New Republic 10
8. CHAPTER 2. Weaving the Bonds: Husbands' and Wives' Expectations of Marriage 44
9. CHAPTER 3. "If We Forsook Prudence": Sexuality in Troubled Marriages 76
10. CHAPTER 4. "Cruel and Barbarous Treatment": The Forms and Meaning of Spouse Abuse 103
11. CHAPTER 5. Runaways: "Wilful and Malicious Desertion" 139
12. CHAPTER 6. For a Maintenance: The Economics of Marital Discord 156
13. Conclusion: Unraveling the Bonds 179
14. Notes 185
15. Select Bibliography 213
16. Index 221