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On marriage / Devorah Baum.

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A compulsively readable, startling, and philosophically rich book about marriage, from an acclaimed critic and filmmaker"Baum is an erudite and entertaining guide through the landscape of marriage. . . . A fascinating exploration."-Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian "As far back as our h...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Baum, Devorah (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Marriage.
Marriage > Social aspects.
Marriage > Religious aspects.
Marriage
Marriage > Religious aspects
Marriage > Social aspects
Table of Contents:
  • Marriage as philosophy
  • 1. Are you thinking about marriage?
  • 2. The veil (a cover story in seven parts)
  • Marriage as creation
  • 3. Natural selection
  • 4. Creative accounting
  • Marriage as conversation
  • 5. What we talk about when we talk about marriage
  • 6. Conversation pieces
  • i. The deed is done
  • ii. What do women want?
  • iii. Best intentions
  • Marriage as entertainment
  • 7. Co-watching
  • 8. Romantic comedy
  • Marriage as religion
  • 9. My heart belongs to Daddy
  • 10. Holy matrimony
  • Marriage as afterlife
  • 11. Divorcing
  • 12. Obscenes from a marriage
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Permissions
  • Bibliography.

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