Breaking the ties that bound the politics of marital strife in late imperial Russia / Barbara Alpern Engel.

Author/creator Engel, Barbara Alpern
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxi, 282 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Marriage--Russia. --History. --19th century.
Marriage--Russia. --History. --20th century.
Divorce--Russia. --History. --19th century.
Women--Family relationships. --Russia. --History. --19th century.
Women--Family relationships. --Russia. --History. --20th century.
Family policy--Russia. --History. --19th century.
Family policy--Russia. --History. --20th century.

Contents Introduction : marriage and its discontents -- The ties that bound -- Making marriage : romantic ideals and female rhetoric -- Money matters -- Disciplining laboring husbands -- Earning my own crust of bread -- Cultivating domesticity -- The right to love -- The best interests of the child -- Conclusion : the politics of marital strife.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010032432
ISBN9780801449512 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801449510 (cloth : alk. paper)

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