Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 An Archaeology of American Monogamy 9
5. 2 Perfecting Community Rules with State Laws 24
6. 3 Domestic Relations on the National Agenda 56
7. 4 Toward a Single Standard 77
8. 5 Monogamy as the Law of Social Life 105
9. 6 Consent, the American Way 132
10. 7 The Modern Architecture of Marriage 156
11. 8 Public Sanctity for a Private Realm 180
12. 9 Marriage Revised and Revived 200
13. Notes 231
14. Acknowledgments 285
15. Index 287