The Ties That Bind (Routledge Revivals): Law, Marriage and the Reproduction of Patriarchal Relations

By Carol Smart

First published in 1984, this book explores the idea that the law is a major source of women's oppression. Based on research of the theory and practice of family law, it examines the way in which private law operates to sustain, reproduce and reinforce the dependence of women in the most private of spheres, namely marriage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415644852
• ISBN13: 9780415644853
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"