ISBN:
9781469629551
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Illustrations (black and white)
DDC:
306.8/10973
Keywords:
Geschichte 1700-2010
;
Eheschließung
;
Minderjährigkeit
;
Age of consent History
;
Child marriage Social aspects
;
History
;
Child marriage Law and legislation
;
History
;
Marriage customs and rites History
;
Marriage law History
;
USA
Abstract:
Most people in the US likely associate the concept of the child bride with the mores and practices of the distant past. But Nicholas L. Syrett challenges this assumption in his sweeping and sometimes shocking history of youthful marriage in America. Syrett tracks the marital history of American minors from the colonial period to the present, chronicling the debates and moral panics related to these unions.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2016
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5149/northcarolina/9781469629537.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469629537.001.0001
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