A History of the Wife - Hardcover

Yalom, Marilyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863584268 ISBN 13: 9780863584268

Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List, 2001

Synopsis

Using the modern marriage as a focal point, a study of how marriage in the Judeo-Christian world has affected the lives of women ranges from the earliest days of civilization to the twenty-first century and speculates about what is to come in the future. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Marilyn Yalom is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of widely acclaimed books such as A History of the Breast, A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, and, most recently, How the French Invented Love. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Yalom.

Synopsis:

From Eve to breadwinner, this title traces the history of the wife in Western society, charting the change in the status of women from mere chattels to equal partners in companionate marriage with control of their own property. Drawing on sources such as myth, letters, diaries and legal documents, it examines shifts in the marital relationship from the ancient world to the second half of the 20th century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0863584268
• ISBN 13: 9780863584268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480