This work will interest those concerned with property rights, family, divorce, and the evolution of betrothal and marriage.

This book not only serves as an important historical record but also as a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of women's rights in the United States.

Showing how the present is shaped by the past, the author of "Gay New York" explains why the campaign for same-sex marriage has become the most explosive issue in the long struggle for gay rights.

This plain-English guide shows you how to: have and raise children through adoption, donors, surrogacy, or foster parenting jointly buy a house or other property make decisions about living together, marrying, or registering make a will or ...

From the Mormon Church's public announcement of its sanction of polygamy in 1852 until its formal decision to abandon the practice in 1890, people on both sides of the "Mormon question" debated central questions of constitutional law.

What Is Marriage? stands poised to meet its moment as few books of this generation have. If the marriage debate in America is decided in the next few years, it will be either with this book's help, or despite its powerful arguments.

A overview of the status and rights of Muslim women as defined by the Qur'an and Sunnah.

In this quietly powerful volume, the most authoritative and fairly articulated book on the subject, Wolfson demonstrates why the right to marry is important—indeed necessary—for all couples and for America's promise of equality.

A clearly written and accessible explanation of the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, its reasoning, and the consequences and controversies surrounding it.