Book contents
- Tying the Knot
- Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
- Tying the Knot
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Conception, Design, and Implementation, 1819–1837
- 3 Reactions to the Act, 1837–1854
- 4 Amendments Enacted and Reform Deferred, 1855–1872
- 5 Differences, Divisions, and Dispensing with the Registrar, 1873–1899
- 6 Competing Conceptions of Marriage, 1900–1919
- 7 Consolidating Complexity, 1920–1949
- 8 Convergence? 1950–1993
- 9 The Rise of the Wedding, 1994–2020
- 10 The Legacy of the Past and Lessons for the Future
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 September 2021
- Tying the Knot
- Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
- Tying the Knot
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Conception, Design, and Implementation, 1819–1837
- 3 Reactions to the Act, 1837–1854
- 4 Amendments Enacted and Reform Deferred, 1855–1872
- 5 Differences, Divisions, and Dispensing with the Registrar, 1873–1899
- 6 Competing Conceptions of Marriage, 1900–1919
- 7 Consolidating Complexity, 1920–1949
- 8 Convergence? 1950–1993
- 9 The Rise of the Wedding, 1994–2020
- 10 The Legacy of the Past and Lessons for the Future
- Index
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- Tying the KnotThe Formation of Marriage 1836–2020, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021