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humans and the concept of marriage
So I picked up this book "Marriage, a History" and I'm in love.
http://www.stephaniecoontz.com/books/marriage/
I'm half way through it and pretty much obsessed. I can't wait to get home and pick it up again.
It's about 300 pages, and a touch on the 'heavy' side, but really, really good.
It's basically a big anthropology book on this concept of marriage throughout human history... like "cavemen", to ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Middle Ages, Protestant Reformation (where I am now, learning that Martin Luther was actully the first to stand up and say "Marriage should be base on Love and Freewill", whereas before marriage was strictly a business contract) and into modern centuries... and how marriage in these very recent decades is completely different (for the better) than even 50 years ago.
It's really an amazing history lesson put into a context we can all relate too. Poor DH gets an earful of a history lesson every night :P
The author is like a "modern feminist", actually kind of against the ol' bra-burning gals, her views are more along the lines of woman and men are equals, and women are empowered not only by careers but also by being wives and mothers. I think her most recent book (like JUST came out) is solely on this modern topic.
that's my commercial for the day 
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