History of Human Marriage (Complete Three Volumes)

Author: E.A. Westermarck
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: There are two completely opposing theories about the history of human marriage: one holds that human marriage has gone through several successive forms, with monogamy being the latest one so far (represented by Morgan and Engels); the other argues that humans have always practiced monogamy since the beginning (represented by Westermarck). Westermarck, a renowned Finnish sociologist and philosopher, is the author of this book, which is his breakthrough work, primarily aiming to argue for the ancientness and eternity of the monogamous family.