Author: Barbara Dunlop
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369708598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A secret wedding bargain turns a rancher and his longtime friend into a convenient husband and wife in New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop’s latest Gambling Men story! Everyone says they’re the perfect match. But is their wedding bargain too good to be true? The last thing ambitious architect Adeline Cambridge wants right now is to be a blushing bride. But when a smoldering night with rugged Alaskan rancher turned politician Joe Breckenridge leads to an unexpected pregnancy, their families insist they tie the knot. With potential scandals swirling around them, Adeline’s secret arrangement with Joe is far from politics as usual. Will this merger between two powerful families end in heartache? Or has Adeline found her passionate partner for life? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Gambling Men series: Book 1: The Twin Switch Book 2: The Dating Dare Book 3: Midnight Son Book 4: Husband in Name Only
Husband in Name Only
Author: Barbara Dunlop
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369708598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A secret wedding bargain turns a rancher and his longtime friend into a convenient husband and wife in New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop’s latest Gambling Men story! Everyone says they’re the perfect match. But is their wedding bargain too good to be true? The last thing ambitious architect Adeline Cambridge wants right now is to be a blushing bride. But when a smoldering night with rugged Alaskan rancher turned politician Joe Breckenridge leads to an unexpected pregnancy, their families insist they tie the knot. With potential scandals swirling around them, Adeline’s secret arrangement with Joe is far from politics as usual. Will this merger between two powerful families end in heartache? Or has Adeline found her passionate partner for life? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Gambling Men series: Book 1: The Twin Switch Book 2: The Dating Dare Book 3: Midnight Son Book 4: Husband in Name Only
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369708598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A secret wedding bargain turns a rancher and his longtime friend into a convenient husband and wife in New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop’s latest Gambling Men story! Everyone says they’re the perfect match. But is their wedding bargain too good to be true? The last thing ambitious architect Adeline Cambridge wants right now is to be a blushing bride. But when a smoldering night with rugged Alaskan rancher turned politician Joe Breckenridge leads to an unexpected pregnancy, their families insist they tie the knot. With potential scandals swirling around them, Adeline’s secret arrangement with Joe is far from politics as usual. Will this merger between two powerful families end in heartache? Or has Adeline found her passionate partner for life? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Gambling Men series: Book 1: The Twin Switch Book 2: The Dating Dare Book 3: Midnight Son Book 4: Husband in Name Only
The Generous Husband
Author: Paul Byerly
Publisher: Karis Publishing
ISBN: 9780971804050
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Would your marriage improve if you could give your wife what she most wants? Generosity can work wonders, but only if you give what is most wanted. This book, which will help you target your giving, contains over 400 tips designed to meet her needs in the areas of touch, romance, gifts, service, a shared walk, communication, prayer, affirmation, time, and sex. Includes special tips for holidays and parents. Additional sections: Massage - Sexual and Non-Sexual Cooking for the Citchen Clueless The Flood - AKA Menstruation Buying Lingerie - Without Dying of Embarrassment Paul H. Byerly began e-mailing generous tips in 2001. His daily Generous Husband messages are now received by over two thousand men around the world.
Publisher: Karis Publishing
ISBN: 9780971804050
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Would your marriage improve if you could give your wife what she most wants? Generosity can work wonders, but only if you give what is most wanted. This book, which will help you target your giving, contains over 400 tips designed to meet her needs in the areas of touch, romance, gifts, service, a shared walk, communication, prayer, affirmation, time, and sex. Includes special tips for holidays and parents. Additional sections: Massage - Sexual and Non-Sexual Cooking for the Citchen Clueless The Flood - AKA Menstruation Buying Lingerie - Without Dying of Embarrassment Paul H. Byerly began e-mailing generous tips in 2001. His daily Generous Husband messages are now received by over two thousand men around the world.
Fortune in Name Only
Author: Tara Taylor Quinn
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369746473
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
“So you want to marry me?” “Okay.” Asa Fortune’s tantalizingly close to owning the ranch of his dreams. There’s only one problem: the seller’s demand that to buy her beloved family homestead, Asa must have a wife! Enter Lily Perry, who will do anything for her best friend—even temporarily become his bride. An orphan who grew up in foster care, Lily’s used to being on her own. But as the pair makes the ranch a true home, can they admit that they’ve found their oasis…in one another? From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas: Book 1: Fortune's Baby Claim by Michelle Major Book 2: Fortune in Name Only by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 3: Expecting a Fortune by Nina Crespo Book 4: Fortune's Lone Star Twins by Teri Wilson Book 5: Worth a Fortune by Nancy Robards Thompson Book 6: Fortune's Convenient Cinderella by Makenna Lee
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369746473
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
“So you want to marry me?” “Okay.” Asa Fortune’s tantalizingly close to owning the ranch of his dreams. There’s only one problem: the seller’s demand that to buy her beloved family homestead, Asa must have a wife! Enter Lily Perry, who will do anything for her best friend—even temporarily become his bride. An orphan who grew up in foster care, Lily’s used to being on her own. But as the pair makes the ranch a true home, can they admit that they’ve found their oasis…in one another? From Harlequin Fortunes of Texas: Book 1: Fortune's Baby Claim by Michelle Major Book 2: Fortune in Name Only by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 3: Expecting a Fortune by Nina Crespo Book 4: Fortune's Lone Star Twins by Teri Wilson Book 5: Worth a Fortune by Nancy Robards Thompson Book 6: Fortune's Convenient Cinderella by Makenna Lee
Preacher's In-Name-Only Wife: A Small-Town, marriage-of-convenience western romance
Author: Mindy Neff
Publisher: Mindy Neff
ISBN: 1948319144
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Wanted: Women and babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible! In name only? Dan Lucas thought he was safe from the matchmakers of Shotgun Ridge, Montana. As the preacher, he was supposed to perform weddings, not take part in them! But when beautiful photojournalist Amy Marshall came to him with her plight, he found her offer impossible to refuse. Amy needed to marry Dan to fulfill the terms of her grandfather’s will. However, she hadn’t bargained on becoming an instant wife and mother when Dan unexpectedly received custody of an orphan baby. Brand-new feelings for both had Amy facing a difficult decision. Was she about to let her marriage become real…body and soul? “With her usual entertaining sense of humor, Mindy Neff strikes again with PREACHER’S IN-NAME-ONLY-WIFE.” –Romantic Times Magazine (4 ½ stars) Bachelors of Shotgun Ridge--Book 6--Single, sexy and soon-to-be wed!
Publisher: Mindy Neff
ISBN: 1948319144
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Wanted: Women and babies. Where: Shotgun Ridge, Montana. When: As soon as possible! In name only? Dan Lucas thought he was safe from the matchmakers of Shotgun Ridge, Montana. As the preacher, he was supposed to perform weddings, not take part in them! But when beautiful photojournalist Amy Marshall came to him with her plight, he found her offer impossible to refuse. Amy needed to marry Dan to fulfill the terms of her grandfather’s will. However, she hadn’t bargained on becoming an instant wife and mother when Dan unexpectedly received custody of an orphan baby. Brand-new feelings for both had Amy facing a difficult decision. Was she about to let her marriage become real…body and soul? “With her usual entertaining sense of humor, Mindy Neff strikes again with PREACHER’S IN-NAME-ONLY-WIFE.” –Romantic Times Magazine (4 ½ stars) Bachelors of Shotgun Ridge--Book 6--Single, sexy and soon-to-be wed!
The Invisible Husband of Frick Island
Author: Colleen Oakley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984806491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
“This is the hopeful book we all need right now. I loved it!”—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lies That Bind As Seen on the TODAY SHOW A Southern Living Best Beach Read * A PopSugar Best Book of May * An Us Weekly Summer Beach Staple * A Frolic Under-the-Radar Book of May * An OK Magazine Best Summer Beach Read * An EW.com Best Book of Spring * A Country Living Can't Miss Beach Read * A LibraryReads Pick for May * An Emily Giffin Book Club pick Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island—a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay—is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her darling husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking him breakfast, walking him to the docks each morning, meeting him for their standard Friday night dinner date at the One-Eyed Crab. And what were the townspeople to do but go along with their beloved widowed Piper? Anders Caldwell’s career is not going well. A young ambitious journalist, he’d rather hoped he’d be a national award-winning podcaster by now, rather than writing fluff pieces for a small town newspaper. But when he gets an assignment to travel to the remote Frick Island and cover their boring annual Cake Walk fundraiser, he stumbles upon a much more fascinating tale: an entire town pretending to see and interact with a man who does not actually exist. Determined it’s the career-making story he’s been needing for his podcast, Anders returns to the island to begin covert research and spend more time with the enigmatic Piper—but he has no idea out of all the lives he’s about to upend, it’s his that will change the most. USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley delivers an unforgettable love story about an eccentric community, a grieving widow, and an outsider who slowly learns that sometimes faith is more important than the facts.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984806491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
“This is the hopeful book we all need right now. I loved it!”—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lies That Bind As Seen on the TODAY SHOW A Southern Living Best Beach Read * A PopSugar Best Book of May * An Us Weekly Summer Beach Staple * A Frolic Under-the-Radar Book of May * An OK Magazine Best Summer Beach Read * An EW.com Best Book of Spring * A Country Living Can't Miss Beach Read * A LibraryReads Pick for May * An Emily Giffin Book Club pick Sometimes all you need is one person to really see you. Piper Parrish's life on Frick Island—a tiny, remote town smack in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay—is nearly perfect. Well, aside from one pesky detail: Her darling husband, Tom, is dead. When Tom's crab boat capsized and his body wasn't recovered, Piper, rocked to the core, did a most peculiar thing: carried on as if her husband was not only still alive, but right there beside her, cooking him breakfast, walking him to the docks each morning, meeting him for their standard Friday night dinner date at the One-Eyed Crab. And what were the townspeople to do but go along with their beloved widowed Piper? Anders Caldwell’s career is not going well. A young ambitious journalist, he’d rather hoped he’d be a national award-winning podcaster by now, rather than writing fluff pieces for a small town newspaper. But when he gets an assignment to travel to the remote Frick Island and cover their boring annual Cake Walk fundraiser, he stumbles upon a much more fascinating tale: an entire town pretending to see and interact with a man who does not actually exist. Determined it’s the career-making story he’s been needing for his podcast, Anders returns to the island to begin covert research and spend more time with the enigmatic Piper—but he has no idea out of all the lives he’s about to upend, it’s his that will change the most. USA Today bestselling author Colleen Oakley delivers an unforgettable love story about an eccentric community, a grieving widow, and an outsider who slowly learns that sometimes faith is more important than the facts.
In Name Only
Author: Nicole Flockton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507205147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2311
Book Description
Relationship goals get redefined in this fun collection of contemporary romances featuring fakeout makeouts, counterfeit couples, and mock marriages. But can false pretenses lead to lasting love for these duplicitous duos? Sweet Texas Fire: Gage Cooper has always wanted the family cabin. Instead, his business nemesis, environmental analyst Charlotte Wilkinson, inherits this valuable property with its oil-rich land and its secrets, and Gage pockets a useless key. He’ll do anything to reverse this fortune, including eloping to Vegas for a sham marriage. But as they discover common ground and a surprising chemistry together, suddenly Gage must decide what’s worth more: the land he covets or a future with Charlotte. The Confection Connection: Carly Piper’s only way to save her bakery is to partner with her rival chef from a TV reality show to produce a wedding cake for a famous bride. The missing ingredient: their client thinks they’re Mr. and Mrs. Is this a half-baked proposal, or will love be the icing on the cake? The December Deal: Lilia Carrigan needs serious cash to get her dad into experimental trials. According to his father’s will, Vincent Morgenstern must marry or lose out on inheriting the family business he loves so much. The crazy solution to both their problems is obvious. But as the holiday season works its magic, their platonic partnership threatens to get very personal. Will their December deal stay professional, or will real feelings ruin everything? Her Faux Fiancé: Hotshot lawyer Erik Sigurdson breezes into town determined to survive a two-week family reunion. He makes his ex, combat photographer Analise Thordarson, an irresistible offer: pretend to be his fiancée and he’ll pay off her grandfather’s debts. But when their fake engagement is complicated by a very real pregnancy, they must sort out just who is using whom and if this sham relationship could lead to a real future. Making It Real: After five years in prison, Kareem Henderson is on the right track as a barber, but he needs society connections to make his own shop a reality. Patrice “Neecie” Baldwin needs a shield to return home, so she makes Kareem an offer: Pretend to be her fiancé and she’ll introduce him to her well-heeled relatives. But they didn’t discuss what to do if a fake relationship becomes something very real. Waking Up to Love: When Scott McInney’s mom gets a slight case of amnesia, he convinces Ramona, the identical twin sister of his runaway wife, to step into her shoes. Ramona reluctantly agrees to help, but when the pretending gets too real, will Scott figure out that he might have married the wrong twin? Christmas Dinner: Amanda dreads returning home single for Christmas, but the only available man to play escort is Tate Ryan, her co-anchor and professional rival. When he agrees, much to her surprise, they see a different side of each other under the mistletoe. Sadie’s Story: When businessman Jordan Blaise walks into Sadie Rose Perkins’s bookstore, she’s hoping to sell a paperback or two. Instead he asks her to pose as his wife-to-be so he can convince his dying mother he’ll have the happily ever after she has always wanted for him. But even Sadie isn’t prepared for the adventure falling in love turns out to be. Hiding Places: Mona Smith is on the run to avoid getting mixed up in some dirty business with a drug kingpin. Will she find escape or more trouble in unexpected savior Linc Dray’s arms when he sees her presence as a way to fulfill a contract and save his family farm? Sensuality Level: Sensual
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507205147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2311
Book Description
Relationship goals get redefined in this fun collection of contemporary romances featuring fakeout makeouts, counterfeit couples, and mock marriages. But can false pretenses lead to lasting love for these duplicitous duos? Sweet Texas Fire: Gage Cooper has always wanted the family cabin. Instead, his business nemesis, environmental analyst Charlotte Wilkinson, inherits this valuable property with its oil-rich land and its secrets, and Gage pockets a useless key. He’ll do anything to reverse this fortune, including eloping to Vegas for a sham marriage. But as they discover common ground and a surprising chemistry together, suddenly Gage must decide what’s worth more: the land he covets or a future with Charlotte. The Confection Connection: Carly Piper’s only way to save her bakery is to partner with her rival chef from a TV reality show to produce a wedding cake for a famous bride. The missing ingredient: their client thinks they’re Mr. and Mrs. Is this a half-baked proposal, or will love be the icing on the cake? The December Deal: Lilia Carrigan needs serious cash to get her dad into experimental trials. According to his father’s will, Vincent Morgenstern must marry or lose out on inheriting the family business he loves so much. The crazy solution to both their problems is obvious. But as the holiday season works its magic, their platonic partnership threatens to get very personal. Will their December deal stay professional, or will real feelings ruin everything? Her Faux Fiancé: Hotshot lawyer Erik Sigurdson breezes into town determined to survive a two-week family reunion. He makes his ex, combat photographer Analise Thordarson, an irresistible offer: pretend to be his fiancée and he’ll pay off her grandfather’s debts. But when their fake engagement is complicated by a very real pregnancy, they must sort out just who is using whom and if this sham relationship could lead to a real future. Making It Real: After five years in prison, Kareem Henderson is on the right track as a barber, but he needs society connections to make his own shop a reality. Patrice “Neecie” Baldwin needs a shield to return home, so she makes Kareem an offer: Pretend to be her fiancé and she’ll introduce him to her well-heeled relatives. But they didn’t discuss what to do if a fake relationship becomes something very real. Waking Up to Love: When Scott McInney’s mom gets a slight case of amnesia, he convinces Ramona, the identical twin sister of his runaway wife, to step into her shoes. Ramona reluctantly agrees to help, but when the pretending gets too real, will Scott figure out that he might have married the wrong twin? Christmas Dinner: Amanda dreads returning home single for Christmas, but the only available man to play escort is Tate Ryan, her co-anchor and professional rival. When he agrees, much to her surprise, they see a different side of each other under the mistletoe. Sadie’s Story: When businessman Jordan Blaise walks into Sadie Rose Perkins’s bookstore, she’s hoping to sell a paperback or two. Instead he asks her to pose as his wife-to-be so he can convince his dying mother he’ll have the happily ever after she has always wanted for him. But even Sadie isn’t prepared for the adventure falling in love turns out to be. Hiding Places: Mona Smith is on the run to avoid getting mixed up in some dirty business with a drug kingpin. Will she find escape or more trouble in unexpected savior Linc Dray’s arms when he sees her presence as a way to fulfill a contract and save his family farm? Sensuality Level: Sensual
IN NAME ONLY
Author: Peggy Moreland
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460311205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
SHELBY HAD DREAMED OF MARRYING FOR LOVE… and in a way she had. True, Troy Jacobs was a total stranger, a steer wrestler she’d proposed to in a roadside café. Still, a pregnant preacher’s daughter needed a husband! But what now that the love for her child…had spread to her groom? TROY HAD NEVER DREAMED OF MARRYING, PERIOD! But Shelby Cannon had been desperate and scared—and all she needed was a paper marriage. So why was Troy still protecting his pregnant bride? Was it possible he’d “accidentally” married for love…too?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460311205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
SHELBY HAD DREAMED OF MARRYING FOR LOVE… and in a way she had. True, Troy Jacobs was a total stranger, a steer wrestler she’d proposed to in a roadside café. Still, a pregnant preacher’s daughter needed a husband! But what now that the love for her child…had spread to her groom? TROY HAD NEVER DREAMED OF MARRYING, PERIOD! But Shelby Cannon had been desperate and scared—and all she needed was a paper marriage. So why was Troy still protecting his pregnant bride? Was it possible he’d “accidentally” married for love…too?
The Namedropper
Author: Brian Freemantle
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145322663X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
DIVA con man gets in too deep during a risky job on the French Riviera /divDIV/divDIVHarvey Jordan is no ordinary thief. A few years ago, an identity-theft scheme left him destitute, his fortune stolen and his wife gone with it. After two years in the gutter, Harvey learned who ruined him and returned the favor, stealing back his money by taking over the crook’s identity. He didn’t recover his wife, but he did find a new career./divDIV /divDIVNow he travels the world among the fabulously wealthy, cozying up to them before he empties their bank accounts. Anonymity is his greatest asset, so when a casual seduction leaves him embroiled in a sensational divorce case, Harvey plans to escape by orchestrating the greatest swindle of his life, stealing the identity of the man whose wife Jordan seduced. As the reasons for his crime become more and more personal, and a love affair shatters his hard-boiled façade, this man without a name finds himself trapped in a con he cannot escape./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 145322663X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
DIVA con man gets in too deep during a risky job on the French Riviera /divDIV/divDIVHarvey Jordan is no ordinary thief. A few years ago, an identity-theft scheme left him destitute, his fortune stolen and his wife gone with it. After two years in the gutter, Harvey learned who ruined him and returned the favor, stealing back his money by taking over the crook’s identity. He didn’t recover his wife, but he did find a new career./divDIV /divDIVNow he travels the world among the fabulously wealthy, cozying up to them before he empties their bank accounts. Anonymity is his greatest asset, so when a casual seduction leaves him embroiled in a sensational divorce case, Harvey plans to escape by orchestrating the greatest swindle of his life, stealing the identity of the man whose wife Jordan seduced. As the reasons for his crime become more and more personal, and a love affair shatters his hard-boiled façade, this man without a name finds himself trapped in a con he cannot escape./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div
Looking for Love in the Legal Discourse of Marriage
Author: Renata Grossi
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1925021823
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book examines the (in)visibility of romantic love in the legal discourse surrounding modern Australian marriage. It looks at how romantic love has become a core part of modernity, and a dominant part of the Western marriage discourse, and considers how the ideologies of romantic love are (or are not) replicated in the legal meaning of marriage. This examination raises two key issues. If love has become central to people’s understanding of marriage, then it is important for the legitimacy of law that love is reflected in both the content and application of the law. More fundamentally, it requires us to reconsider how we understand law, and to ask whether it is engaged with emotions, or separate from them. Along the way this book also considers the meaning of love itself in contemporary society, and asks whether love is a radical force capable of breaking down conservative meanings embedded in institutions like marriage, or whether it simply mirrors them. This book will be of interest to everyone working on love, marriage and sexuality in the disciplines of law, sociology and philosophy.
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1925021823
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book examines the (in)visibility of romantic love in the legal discourse surrounding modern Australian marriage. It looks at how romantic love has become a core part of modernity, and a dominant part of the Western marriage discourse, and considers how the ideologies of romantic love are (or are not) replicated in the legal meaning of marriage. This examination raises two key issues. If love has become central to people’s understanding of marriage, then it is important for the legitimacy of law that love is reflected in both the content and application of the law. More fundamentally, it requires us to reconsider how we understand law, and to ask whether it is engaged with emotions, or separate from them. Along the way this book also considers the meaning of love itself in contemporary society, and asks whether love is a radical force capable of breaking down conservative meanings embedded in institutions like marriage, or whether it simply mirrors them. This book will be of interest to everyone working on love, marriage and sexuality in the disciplines of law, sociology and philosophy.
Polygamy
Author: Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000183343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is not just an exotic non-Western practice, but also exists in modern Western societies. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis offers an anthropological overview of the fascinating yet often misunderstood institution of polygamy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000183343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is not just an exotic non-Western practice, but also exists in modern Western societies. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation. Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis offers an anthropological overview of the fascinating yet often misunderstood institution of polygamy.