Marriage, a History

Stephanie coones is a professor at the evergreen state college and the author of the book marriage, a history. She says the earliest marriages had nothing to do with the feelings of two people or their attraction to one another. As you probably know, marriage was much more about economics and acquiring powerful inlaws. It was a way of circulating obligations and goods. I marrid my child off to you, and that means you owe me things, but i also owe you things.