Wedded Wife (eBook)

A Social History of Marriage

RACHAEL LENNON (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
260 Seiten
Aurum (Verlag)
978-0-7112-6713-8 (ISBN)

Infos

In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curatorRachael Lennonprovides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK. In this fascinating feminist history, Rachael Lennon tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from the ancient customs of the stone age through to the modern form it takes today. In this eminently readable and relatable study, Lennon also explores themes such as the pressure to marry, the politics surrounding proposals, the spectacle of marriage, the business behind it, and the politics tied to consummation as well as issues such as taking a man's name, the nuances of marriage vows and obedience, ';having it all' and trying to keep up the fight to have an enduring marriage. Having married her wife just a few years after the legalisation of same sex marriage in the United Kingdom, Lennoninterweaves her own personal experiences of marriage with stories and anecdotes from throughout history to explore how marriage has transformed over the years. In shaking off patriarchal expectations, Rachael examines marriage's troubling past and celebrates a more joyful present, celebrating the feminist activists who have fought to make marriage a pure and equitable celebration of love, open to everyone regardless of gender or sexuality. She also askswhat compels us to keep making this choice? Can we let go of the gendered baggage that we have inherited? Can wehold true to feminist values as we commit to our partners? And what does that look like? How can we build on the past to continue to redefine marriage for the future?

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.4.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: 10 year anniversary • 2025 • affairs • Amnesty International • Anne Boleyn • archbishop • Archbishop of York • aunt • bess of hardwick • Biographies • Blessings • Bride • Canterbury Cathedral • cheating • Christian • Church of England • church wedding • Cinderella • Civil ceremony • conditional approval • Convention • Engagement • engagement present • Equality • factual • Fairytales • feminist history • form of blessing • for women • gay • gay marriage • Gender • George Santos • Gift • Girls • Greece • groom • Henry VIII • History • Hong Kong • humanist wedding • husband • ideologies • Independent • India • India Supreme Court • interesting • intersectional • Jane Austen • Jewish • Jewish,humanist wedding • Jewish Wedding • Latvia • legalise • legalize • Lesbian • LGBT • LGBTQ • lgbtqia+ • Love • Love Actually • MAN • marriage • marriage ceremony • Mary Tudor,Katherine of Aragon • Milestone • mother • Muslim • Nepal • newlyweds • Nigeria • Piegan • Political • pope francis • popping the question • pride • Priests • Proposal • Queen Victoria • Queer • queer unions • Romance • Section 28 • setback for human rights • sexual equality • Shakespeare • Society • Story • suffragettes • Thailand • til death us do part • to love honour and cherish • to obey • Top • True • Ukraine • Unions • Vatican • Vows • wedding present • wedding reception • Wedding Vows • wife • wives • Woman • Women's history • women's rights • Working Class
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-6713-8 / 0711267138
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-6713-8 / 9780711267138