Tying the Knot: A World History of Marriage

by Amber J. Keyser

For thousands of years, marriage was a business transaction between two families. Fathers chose husbands for their daughters to build power, wealth, and social status. Rules about acceptable spouses were strict. Interfaith and interracial marriages were often forbidden.

Over the centuries, laws and traditions governing marriage have changed dramatically. In the United States, interfaith and interracial marriages are common. Same-sex marriages...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146779242X
• ISBN13: 9781467792424
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary