Contemporary marriage involves complex notions of both connection and freedom. On the one hand, spouses are members of a shared community, while on the other they are discrete individuals with their own distinct interests. Alone Together explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage. Author Milton Regan suggests that only close attention to context can guide us in deciding what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity in a given setting. This interdisciplinary work has relevance to family law, family studies, feminist legal theory, and the debate between liberal and communitarian social theorists.
Reviews
"...[a] well-researched and thoughtful book....Regan offers a rich analysis showing the philosophical and legal underpinnings of contemporary marriages."--Choice "...[a] well-researched and thoughtful book....Regan offers a rich analysis showing the philosophical and legal underpinnings of contemporary marriages."--Choice "Alone Together is thoughtful, provocative, and the product of prodigous research and thought."--New York Law Journal



Book Information
ISBN 9780195110036
Author Milton C. Regan
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 599g
Dimensions(mm) 152mm * 229mm * 21mm