| Author | Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 |
| Title |
The History of Human Marriage Third Edition |
| Contents | Introduction -- The origin of marriage -- A human pairing season in primitive times -- The antiquity of human marriage -- A criticism of the hypothesis of promiscuity -- Marriage and celibacy -- The courtship of man -- Means of attraction -- The liberty of choice -- Sexual selection among animals -- The sexual selection of man: typical beauty -- The law of similarity -- Prohibition of marriage between kindred -- Sexual selection as influenced by affection and sympathy, and by calculation -- Marriage by capture and marriage by purchase -- The decay of marriage by purchase; the marriage portion -- Marriage ceremonies and rites -- The forms of human marriage -- The duration of human marriage -- Summary. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Marriage -- History |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59386 |
| Release Date | Apr 28, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 110 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
