When historian and social critic Barbara Dafoe Whitehead first cast her eye on divorce--in an "Atlantic Monthly" article entitled "Dan Quayle Was Right"--she provoked a firestorm of media debate. Here, she has deepened and broadened her view of an American institution in a book of watershed importance.
the author's Atlantic Monthly article "Dan Quayle Was Right" ignited a media debate on the effects of divorce that rages still. In this book she expands her argument, making it clear Americans need to strengthen their resolve with regard to divorce prevention, new ways of thinking about marriage, and a new consciousness about the meaning of committment. 240 pp. Author tour. Radio satellite tour. 60,000 print.
"From the Hardcover edition."
Product Details
DIVORCE CULTURE
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Product Weight: 0.55 lbs
Author: Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe
Publication Date: 1998-02-03
Language: English
Publisher: KNOPF
Dewey Decimal Classification: 306.890
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780679751687
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