عنوان

Buying a bride :

شابک

0814771815

شابک

1479882836

شابک

9780814771815

شابک

9781479882830

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Buying a bride :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

an engaging history of mail-order matches /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Marcia A. Zug

نام خاص و کميت اثر

ix, 305 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations, map ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

There have always been mail-order brides in America--but we haven't always thought about them in the same ways. In Buying a Bride, Marcia A. Zug starts with the so-called "Tobacco Wives" of the Jamestown colony and moves all the way forward to today's modern same-sex mail-order grooms to explore the advantages and disadvantages of mail-order marriage. It's a history of deception, physical abuse, and failed unions. It's also the story of how mail-order marriage can offer women surprising and empowering opportunities. Drawing on a forgotten trove of colorful mail-order marriage court cases, Zug explores the many troubling legal issues that arise in mail-order marriage: domestic abuse and murder, breach of contract, fraud (especially relating to immigration), and human trafficking and prostitution. She tells the story of how mail-order marriage lost the benign reputation it enjoyed in the Civil War era to become more and more reviled over time, and she argues compellingly that it does not entirely deserve its current reputation. While it is a common misperception that women turn to mail-order marriage as a desperate last resort, most mail-order brides are enticed rather than coerced. Since the first mail-order brides arrived on American shores in 1619, mail-order marriage has enabled women to improve both their marital prospects and their legal, political, and social freedoms. Buying A Bride uncovers this history and shows us how mail-order marriage empowers women and should be protected and even encouraged

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

New York Univ Pr, Attn Order Entry Dept 838 Broadway 3rd Fl, New York, NY, USA, 10003-4812

موضوع مستند نشده

Mail order brides-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Marriage brokerage-- United States-- History

موضوع مستند نشده

Marriage-- United States-- History

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Zug, Marcia A.

تاريخ عمليات

20180227050532.9

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y