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State of the marital union : rhetoric, identity, and nineteenth-century marriage controversies / Leslie J. Harris.

Author/creator Harris, Leslie J., 1978-
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Waco : Baylor University Press, [2014]
Descriptionx, 213 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-208) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2013048779
ISBN9781481300513 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1481300512 (hardback : alk. paper)

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