The making of modern marriage : matrimonial control and the rise of sentiment in Neuchâtel, 1550-1800 /

The making of modern marriage : matrimonial control and the rise of sentiment in Neuchâtel, 1550-1800 /

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Author / Creator:Watt, Jeffrey R. (Jeffrey Rodgers), 1958-
Imprint:Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1992.
Description:xiii, 302 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Marriage -- Switzerland -- Neuchâtel (Canton) -- History.
Domestic relations -- Switzerland -- Neuchâtel (Canton) -- History.
Divorce -- Switzerland -- Neuchâtel (Canton) -- History.
Adultery -- Switzerland -- Neuchâtel (Canton) -- History.
Adultery.
Divorce.
Domestic relations.
Marriage.
Switzerland -- Neuchâtel (Canton)
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1376413
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ISBN:0801424933 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This is the first book to cover the marriage litigation of a given area for the entire early modern period. Using the exceptionally rich court records of Neuch'tel, Jeffrey R. Watt analyzes both the socio-economic developments and the intellectual movements of the era to illustrate the transformation in the nature of marriage and the family.
Physical Description:xiii, 302 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0801424933

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