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Autore |
Peterson Scot M. <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Legally married : love and law in the UK and the US / / Scot Peterson and Iain McLean |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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978-0-7486-83796 |
0-7486-8381-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Marriage law - United States |
Marriage law - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction Changing Attitudes -- 1 Different Theories of Marriage -- 2 Marriage from the Reformation to the Rules of the Fleet -- 3 From Lord Hardwicke's Act to Civil Marriage and Divorce -- 4 Marriage across the Seas: Ireland, South Africa, Canada and the United States -- 5 Current Policy Questions: Fighting Fair about Same-sex Marriage -- 6 Legislatures Argue and the Supreme Court Decides -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Legally Married gives you all the the facts you need to develop an informed judgment regarding same-sex marriage in the UK and the US. It looks at the claims made on both sides of the debate, placing them in their historical context and contributing in a reasoned, unbiased way. |
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