Conjugality

by Heather Brook

This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Its raw materials are fascinating and sometimes salacious. 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. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author unites past and present, public and private, to investigate the changing meanings and effects of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230120059
• ISBN13: 9780230120051
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"