Project Gutenberg 2015-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 94 Howard, George Elliott 1849 1928 Howard, G. E. (George Elliott) A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 1 of 3" by George Elliott Howard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of marriage and family structures primarily in England and the United States, providing a thorough analysis of both primitive and contemporary matrimonial institutions. The work aims to shed light on the significance of marriage as a social institution and its impact on personal and societal development. The opening of the volume introduces the book's objectives, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive understanding of the family and matrimonial institutions through a sociological lens. Howard discusses the contemporary relevance of marriage and family in light of evolving social conditions and the urgent need for research into these areas. He sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of various theories surrounding primitive marriage and family structures, indicating that the initial chapters will provide a systematic analysis of existing literature and theories on the topic. This introductory analysis positions the reader to appreciate the book's forthcoming detailed examination of marriage's historical complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- History Families HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 1846536 1846537 2024-09-20T12:34:00.039423 2023-09-21T09:03:06.266981 text/html text/html 1884016 2015-06-25T07:32:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 589170 2015-06-25T07:32:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 624609 2024-09-20T12:34:32.634264 application/epub+zip 654717 2024-09-20T12:34:04.705363 application/epub+zip 654716 2024-09-20T12:34:02.248346 application/epub+zip 1236497 2024-09-20T12:34:49.383129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065667 2024-09-20T12:34:29.601250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065292 2022-09-22T09:20:45.040799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1288702 1288541 2024-09-20T12:33:53.022469 2023-09-21T09:02:59.788917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1288955 2015-06-25T07:32:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 483769 2015-06-25T07:32:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18395 2024-09-20T12:34:49.572157 application/rdf+xml 14165 2024-09-20T12:34:02.644355 image/jpeg 3326 2024-09-20T12:34:02.449385 image/jpeg 578928 2024-09-20T12:34:00.159383 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog