A History of the Wife

by Marilyn Yalom

From the perspective of modern marriage, this distinguished cultural historian charts the evolution of marriage in the Judeo-Christian world through the centuries and shows how radical that collective change has been. This is an intriguing study of laws, religious practices, social customs, economic patterns, and political consciousness that have affected generations of wives. This rich, lucid, just-published chronicle sheds new light on an institution most people take for granted.

Hardbound, 441 pages

Price: $30.00