Breaking the bonds : marital discord in Pennsylvania, 1730-1830 / Merril D. Smith.
1991
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Author
Title
Breaking the bonds : marital discord in Pennsylvania, 1730-1830 / Merril D. Smith.
Published
New York : New York University Press, 1991.
Call Number
HQ835.P4 S57 1992
ISBN
0814779344 (alk. paper) :
Description
xv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)24319649
Note
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Temple University)
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-219) and index.
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Table of Contents
Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The "Open Question" of Marriage
1
1
Dissolving Matrimonial Bonds: Divorce in the New Republic
10
2
Weaving the Bonds: Husbands' and Wives' Expectations of Marriage
44
3
"If We Forsook Prudence": Sexuality in Troubled Marriages
76
4
"Cruel and Barbarous Treatment": The Forms and Meaning of Spouse Abuse
103
5
Runaways: "Wilful and Malicious Desertion"
139
6
For a Maintenance: The Economics of Marital Discord
156
Conclusion: Unraveling the Bonds
179
Notes
185
Select Bibliography
213
Index
221