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• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
• File Size : 42,6 Mb
• Release Date : 15 June 1996

The author argues that the structure of sexual relationships took its cue from the family and feudalism - both bastions of masculinity - as he presents his interpretation of women,

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 28,9 Mb
• Release Date : 25 May 2024

• Publisher : Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press
• File Size : 25,5 Mb
• Release Date : 01 September 2001

"A great virtue of this reader is the length of its selections--not just snippets, but long enough portions for students to get a real sense of how the text works."

• Publisher : Brepols Publishers
• File Size : 35,6 Mb
• Release Date : 25 May 2024

This volume addresses the current fashion for research on the family and domesticity in the past. It draws together work from various disciplines - historical, art-historical and literary - with

• Publisher : Harper Perennial
• File Size : 36,8 Mb
• Release Date : 22 July 2019

From bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies, authors of the classic "Medieval Life" series, comes this compelling, lucid, and highly readable account of the family unit as it evolved throughout

• Publisher : Psychology Press
• File Size : 20,7 Mb
• Release Date : 25 May 2024

Including many texts available for the first time in modern English translation, Conor McCarthy brings together a wide array of writings as well as informative introductions and explanations, to give

• Publisher : Baker Books
• File Size : 50,6 Mb
• Release Date : 21 January 2020

Lasting marriages are built one defining moment at a time. The moment of blame. The moment of weakness. When your spouse suffers. When dreams disappoint. When the kids leave the

• Publisher : Boydell Press
• File Size : 33,8 Mb
• Release Date : 25 May 2024

A survey of attitudes to marriage as represented in medieval legal and literary texts. Medieval marriage has been widely discussed, and this book gives a brief and accessible overview of

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• File Size : 43,8 Mb
• Release Date : 01 August 2020

Marriage has come a long way since biblical times. Women are no longer property, and practices like polygamy have long been rejected. The world is wealthier, healthier, and more able

• Publisher : University of Toronto Press
• File Size : 37,9 Mb
• Release Date : 01 January 1997

A collection of essays by Michael Sheehan, whose work and interpretation on medieval property, marriage, family, sexuality, and law has insprired scholars for 40 years.