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Book SynopsisChristina Simmons is Emeritus Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of Windsor, Canada. She is the author of
Making Marriage Modern: Women's Sexuality from the Progressive Era to World War II (2009) and the editor, along with Kathy Peiss, of
Passion And Power: Sexuality in History (1989).
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface,
Joanne M. Ferraro (San Diego State University, USA) Introduction,
Christina Simmons (University of Windsor, Canada) 1. Courtship and Ritual,
Christina Simmons (University of Windsor, Canada) 2. Religion,
Timothy Willem Jones (La Trobe University, Australia) 3. State and Law,
Mary Lyndon Shanley (Vassar College, USA) 4. The Ties That Bind,
Hilde Bras (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and Maria Sanchez-Dominquez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 5. The Family Economy,
Shoshana Grossbard (San Diego State University, USA) 6. Love, Sex, and Sexuality,
Mari Norbakk (University of Bergen, Norway) 7. Breaking Vows,
Gregory Swedberg (Manhattanville College, USA) 8. Representation,
Noa Berger (EHESS, France) and Eva Illouz (Hebrew University, Israel) Notes Bibliography Contributors Index
