License to Wed: What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples

by Kimberly D. Richman

Book Overview

A critical reader of the history of marriage understands that it is an institution that has always been in flux. It is also a decidedly complicated one, existing simultaneously in the realms of religion, law, and emotion. And yet recent years have seen dramatic and heavily waged battles over the proposition of including same sex couples in marriage. Just what is at stake in these battles?

License to Wed examines the meanings of marriage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147987843X
• ISBN13: 9781479878437
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"