Marriage, a History - Annotated by Stephanie Coontz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this surprising landmark book, family historian Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the traditional marriage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Just when the clamor over traditional marriage couldn't get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, What tradition? In <b>Marriage, a History</b>, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is--and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today's marital debate.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Brilliant and invariably provocative. . . . Pick a favourite presumption and Ms.Coontz proceeds to unravel the mythical conceit."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Stephanie Coontz is the Director of Research and Public Education at the Council on Contemporary Families and teaches history and family studies at The Evergeen State College in Olympia, Washington. She divides her time between Makaha, Hawaii, and Washington. The author of the award-winning <b>The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap, </b> she writes about marriage and family issues in many national journals including <b>The Washington Post</b>, <b>Harper's</b>, <b>Chicago Tribune</b>, and <b>Vogue</b>. Her work has been translated into Japanese, German, French, and Spanish.<p>On the web: http: //www.stephaniecoontz.com</p>
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