A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 2 of 3 is a scholarly history of marriage and family law, chiefly in England and the United States. It surveys legal, social, and theoretical debates about matrimonial institutions, drawing on earlier research. Listeners interested in social and legal history will find a detailed, informative overview.
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A HISTORY OF
Matrimonial Institutions
CHIEFLY IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES WITH AN
INTRODUCTORY
ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE AND THE
THEORIES OF PRIMITIVE MARRIAGE
AND THE FAMILY
BY
GEORGE ELLIOTT HOWARD Pƒ.D.
PROFESSORIAL LECTURER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
AUTHOR OF "LOCAL
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES"
VOLUME TWO
CHICAGO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CALLAGHAN & COMPANY
————— LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1904 CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ 1904 Tƒŧ UƿƗ΄ŧǡǪƗǵΏ Ljż CƒƗŕĵƄLj Entered at Stationers' Hall MĵΏ, 1904 TO Alice Frost Howard HER HUSBAND DEDICATES THIS BOOK IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER AID IN MAKING IT ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME ONE PART I ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE AND THE THEORIES OF PRIMITIVE MATRIMONIAL INSTITUTIONS PAGES
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