State of the marital union
Harris, Leslie J., 1978-
State of the marital union rhetoric, identity, and nineteenth-century marriage controversies / [electronic resource] : Leslie J. Harris. - Waco : Baylor University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: marriage and the nation -- Abuse, murder, and discipline in marriage -- Constituting the divorced citizen and saving the nation -- Polygamy and the relics of barbarism -- Free love, licentiousness, and civic identity -- Miscegenation and the future of civilization -- Conclusion: state of the (marital) union.
9781481300537 1481300539
Marriage--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
HQ535 / .H37 2014
306.81097309/034
State of the marital union rhetoric, identity, and nineteenth-century marriage controversies / [electronic resource] : Leslie J. Harris. - Waco : Baylor University Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: marriage and the nation -- Abuse, murder, and discipline in marriage -- Constituting the divorced citizen and saving the nation -- Polygamy and the relics of barbarism -- Free love, licentiousness, and civic identity -- Miscegenation and the future of civilization -- Conclusion: state of the (marital) union.
9781481300537 1481300539
Marriage--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
HQ535 / .H37 2014
306.81097309/034