| Description |
xvi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Catholics and Protestants -- Seventeenth-century England and its American colonies -- Secularization, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution -- Formal and informal divorce in early modern society -- The meaning and context of marriage breakdown -- The nineteenth century : liberalization and reaction -- Divorce as a social issue, 1850-1914 -- The twentieth century and the rise of mass divorce -- Explaining the rise of divorce, 1870s-1990s -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Divorce -- History.
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| ISBN |
0521423708 |
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0521405084 hardback |
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0521406978 (paperback) |
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