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BL
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1028074
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b782444
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| Main Entry
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Brook, Heather.
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| Title & Author
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Conjugal rites : : marriage and marriage-like relationships before the law /\ Heather Brook.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2007.
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viii, 257 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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1403976562
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: 9781403976567
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : proposals and propositions -- Theorizing conjugality -- Making marriage : validity and nullity -- Union : adultery and other sexual performatives -- Marriage "beyond the pale" : "mixed" marriage, "miscegenation," and assimilation -- S/he done me wrong : adversarial versus "no-fault" divorce -- The "limping" marriage : regulating cohabitation -- Queer propositions : sex and sexualities -- Conclusion : sex, marriage, and conjugality.
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| Abstract
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"Conjugal Rites explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Addressing questions ranging from whether a virgin can be a party to adultery, to whether a man can be a wife, each chapter deals with a theme of conjugality, ultimately arguing that "marriage" and "not-marriage" no longer define the universe of conjugal relationships adequately. Using historical and contemporary social-legal sources, Heather Brook unites past and present, public and private, to investigate the changing meanings and effects of conjugality. The result is a book which challenges the very foundation of the way we think about sex, gender, and relationships."--Back cover.
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Cohabitation agreements-- History.
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Domestic relations-- History.
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Marriage law-- History.
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Same-sex marriage-- Law and legislation-- History.
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Unmarried couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- History.
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Cohabitation agreements-- History.
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Cohabitation agreements.
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Domestic relations-- History.
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Domestic relations.
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Marriage law-- History.
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Marriage law.
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Same-sex marriage-- Law and legislation-- History.
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Same-sex marriage-- Law and legislation.
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Unmarried couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Unmarried couples-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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346.01/609
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| LC Classification
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K670.B76 2007
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