![]() Her analysis of the press, imperialism, colonialism, social hierarchies, patriarchy, modernity, and slavery exposes the interplay of marriage law in an entangled world.ĭivided into eight roughly chronological chapters, this study brings to light the nuances that contributed to developing a unique yet interdependent and internationally influenced marriage law in the United States. Sword has found a creative, intricate, and refreshing way to approach the history of marriage law and colonial life. Almost immediately, however, that skepticism was replaced by understanding and intrigue. With a title as evocative as Wives Not Slaves: Patriarchy and Modernity in the Age of Revolutions, this reviewer approached the text with skepticism toward the comparison of wives and enslaved individuals. ![]() In this intriguing study, Kirsten Sword’s decades of hard work pay off with a clear, intriguing, and articulate discussion of marriage law as it developed in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Kettler (University of California, Los Angeles) Reviewed by Megan Jeffreys (Cornell University)Ĭommissioned by Andrew J. Wives Not Slaves: Patriarchy and Modernity in the Age of Revolutions.Ĭhicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021. ![]()
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