Marriage, Law and Modernity
Marriage, Law and Modernity Marriage, Law and Modernity offers a global perspective on the modern history of marriage. However, historical understanding of these developments remains limited.…
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Marriage, Law and Modernity
Marriage, Law and Modernity offers a global perspective on the modern history of marriage. However, historical understanding of these developments remains limited. Widespread recent debate has focused on the changing nature of families, characterized by both the rise of unmarried cohabitation and the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Are recent policies on same-sex marriage part of a broader transformation? How has marriage come to be the target of national legislation? And, has marriage come to be similar across the globe despite claims about national, cultural and religious difference?This collection brings together scholars from across the world in order to offer a global perspective on the history of marriage.
It unites legal, political and social history, and seeks to draw out commonalities and differences by exploring connections through empire, international law