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In this surprising landmark book, family historian Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the ... More

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Although the history of the family was long ignored by serious scholars, research has flourished in recent decades, and this new field of study has ... More

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During the Second World War, an unprecedented number of families were torn apart. As the Nazi empire crumbled, millions roamed the continent in ... More

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In this surprising landmark book, family historian Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the ... More

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An analysis of marriage patterns in nineteenth-century Cuba, a society with a large black population.

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A study of marriage patterns in 19th-century Cuba

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Growing up in the Maragoli community in Kenya, Kenda Mutongi encountered a perplexing contradiction. While the young teachers at her village school ... More

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People have always lived in families, but what that means has varied dramatically across time and cultures. The family is not a "natural" phenomenon ... More

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This wide-ranging study of familial, political, and economic change in the West between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries is organized ... More

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"In a stunning tribute to his wife of 45 years, Michael Forrester's Tsuchino, My Japanese War Bride is a compelling narrative that gives readers ... More

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In this bestseller, thirty-six Canadian war brides recount their early lives, their involvement in wartime duties, the magical-funny moments when ... More

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The authors, both daughters of war brides, present a fascinating and lively account of the war bride experience, based on original material and ... More

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The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the twentieth century. In this major new work, G ran Therborn provides a global ... More

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Unfamiliar Relations restores the family and its many forms and meanings to a central place in the history of South Asia between the seventeenth and ... More

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"A Cultural History of Childhood and Family" presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes covers 2800 ... More

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"We sailed for Canada in April 1945 on a Greek ship, the Nea Hellis. The crossing took three weeks all the while avoiding the torpedoes. There were ... More

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This text discusses the importance of cities for the economic, cultural, and political life of modern societies. The political economy perspective is ... More

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From "a man's home was his castle" to "traditional families never asked for a handout", this provocative book explodes cherished illusions about the ... More

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Focusing on insights from feminist researchers and the role of gender in family life, this text explores both the structural features of society that ... More

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This compelling and lucid chronicle of medieval life by the authors of the bestselling "Life in a Medieval Castle" and "Life in a Medieval City" is ... More

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In Parallel Lives, Phyllis Rose examines five famous Victorian marriages and reveals that marriage was likely to have been more flexible than we ... More

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This scholarly text covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830-1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, ... More

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From the famed author of the bestselling "The Second Shift" and "The Time Bind," a path-breaking look at the transformation of private life in the ... More

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Why do people raised in the same families often differ more dramatically in personality and temperament than those from different families? What made ... More

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For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of ... More

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