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A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3
Howard, George Elliott · Public domain text
177,541 words · about 12 h 26 min to read
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About this book
- Author
- George Elliott Howard (1849–1928)
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Marriage › History, Families
- Length
- 177,541 words · about 12 h 26 min
- Sections
- 22 reader sections · Table of contents
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #49276
Contents (22)
- Opening under 1 min
- Part I under 1 min
- I. THE PATRIARCHAL THEORY 3-32 under 1 min
- II. THEORY OF THE HORDE AND MOTHER-RIGHT 33-89 under 1 min
- III. THEORY OF THE ORIGINAL PAIRING OR MONOGAMOUS FAMILY 89-151 under 1 min
- IV. RISE OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT 152-223 under 1 min
- V. EARLY HISTORY OF DIVORCE 224-250 under 1 min
- VI. OLD ENGLISH WIFE-PURCHASE YIELDS TO FREE MARRIAGE 253-286 under 1 min
- IX. THE PROTESTANT CONCEPTION OF MARRIAGE 364-403 under 1 min
- X. RISE OF CIVIL MARRIAGE 404-473 under 1 min
- XI. HISTORY OF SEPARATION AND DIVORCE UNDER ENGLISH AND ECCLESIASTICAL LAW 3-117 under 1 min
- XII. OBLIGATORY CIVIL MARRIAGE IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES 121-226 under 1 min
- XIII. ECCLESIASTICAL RITES AND THE RISE OF CIVIL MARRIAGE IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES 227-263 under 1 min
- XIV. OPTIONAL CIVIL OR ECCLESIASTICAL MARRIAGE IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES 264-327 under 1 min
- XV. DIVORCE IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES 328-387 under 1 min
- XVI. A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF MARRIAGE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903 388-497 under 1 min
- XVII. A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF DIVORCE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES 3-160 under 1 min
- XVIII. PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY 161-259 under 1 min
- III. MATRIMONIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES under 1 min
- Chapter XVII about 4 h 15 min
- XVIII. PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (part 1 of 2) about 5 h 35 min
- XVIII. PROBLEMS OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (part 2 of 2) about 2 h 32 min
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