{"product_id":"living-in-sin-cohabiting-as-husband-and-wife-in-nineteenth-century-england-9780719085697","title":"Living in Sin: Cohabiting as Husband and Wife in Nineteenth-Century England","description":"Living in sin' is the first book-length study of cohabitation in nineteenth-century England, based on research into the lives of hundreds of couples. 'Common-law' marriages did not have any legal basis, so the Victorian courts had to wrestle with unions that resembled marriage in every way, \u003cbr\u003eyet did not meet its most basic requirements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe majority of those who lived in irregular unions did so because they could not marry legally. Others chose not to marry, from indifference, from class differences, or because they dissented from marriage for philosophical reasons. This book looks at each motivation in turn, highlighting class, \u003cbr\u003egender and generational differences, as well as the reactions of wider kin and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrost shows how these couples slowly widened the definition of legal marriage, preparing the way for the more substantial changes of the twentieth century, making this a valuable resource for all those interested in Gender and Social History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginger Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719085697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGinger S. Frost is Professor of History at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40387198353523,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":48.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_30818d3b-c65e-48cc-98d6-4693407a86f8.jpg?v=1661522148","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/living-in-sin-cohabiting-as-husband-and-wife-in-nineteenth-century-england-9780719085697","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}