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Breaking the Bonds
This chapter is in the book Breaking the Bonds
© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  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
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814788950.003.0015

Chapters in this book

  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
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