Wedded Wife

A Social History of Marriage

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Beschreibung

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

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780711267121

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

194 x 127 x 24 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Quarto Publishing PLC