Polygamy's Rights and Wrongs: Perspectives on Harm, Family, and Law

by Gillian Calder and Lori G. Beaman

Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of advanced societies, and polygamy the immoral alternative. Yet in this volume, eleven scholars ask whether this condemnation is justified by examining, among other perspectives, the lived experiences of polygamous families. In essays that fearlessly face difficult questions of choice, dignity, and love, the authors seek...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774826169
• ISBN13: 9780774826167
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"