This book examines the (in)visibility of romantic love in the legal discourse surrounding modern Australian marriage. It looks at how romantic love has become a

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This book explores the history of marriage and marriage-like relationships across five continents from the seventeenth century to the present day. Across fourte

This book argues that the legal understanding of 'family' in the UK continues to be underpinned by the idealised image of the 'nuclear family', premised upon th