In Divorce , Glenda Riley provides a history of marital breakdown in America, from colonial times to the present, revealing how America has become the divorce capital of the world. Riley describes how the Puritans broke radically with British tradition, treating marriage as a civil matter, and granted civil divorce almost two centuries before England. She traces the gradual easing of divorce laws; highlights the great disparity of laws from state to state; and examines the impact of westward migration and the growing ...
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In Divorce , Glenda Riley provides a history of marital breakdown in America, from colonial times to the present, revealing how America has become the divorce capital of the world. Riley describes how the Puritans broke radically with British tradition, treating marriage as a civil matter, and granted civil divorce almost two centuries before England. She traces the gradual easing of divorce laws; highlights the great disparity of laws from state to state; and examines the impact of westward migration and the growing importance of love. Riley brings her narrative up to the 1990s, when marriages end at an astonishing rate, and single parent and blended families have become common. Throughout, the reader is treated to quite a bit of colorful history: the "divorce mills" that appeared in Indianapolis, Sioux Falls, Fargo, and, of course, Reno; the various alternatives to traditional marriage (such as the celibacy of the Shakers, or the group marriage of the Oneida community); and many fascinating divorce cases, from the obscure to the infamous (such as the trial of Brigham Young, who when sued by one of his wives for a $200,000 settlement, quickly countersued, claiming the marriage was polygamous and thus illegal in the United States; he won the case). Divorce has become an American tradition, Riley concludes, and it will continue to be so, laws or religious prohibitions to the contrary. She argues that if we stop fighting over whether divorce is good or bad, and simply recognize that divorce is , we might work out a more equitable and helpful system of divorce for Americans.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0195061233.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. Book Condition: Very good. Tight binding. Clean interior pages.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x0; Very good paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy, text also very good. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket-3/4 beige speckled paper over boards with gold lettering stamped on brown cloth spine. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. xi + 262 pages, with frontispiece, endnotes, index, and bibliography. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; lightly bumped bottom corners; DJ FINE, faint rubbing, not clipped. CONTENT: An intriguing history of marital breakdown in America, from colonial times to the present, revealing how America has become the divorce capital of the world. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers. Paperback, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, lightly worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
