The history of human marriage
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY ALFRED R. WALLACE3. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION4. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION5. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION6. CONTENTS7. INTRODUCTION ON THE METHOD OF INVESTIGATION8. CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE9. CHAPTER II A HUMAN PAIRING SEASON IN PRIMITIVE TIMES10. CHAPTER III THE ANTIQUITY OF HUMAN MARRIAGE11. CHAPTER IV A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY12. CHAPTER V A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY13. CHAPTER VI A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY14. CHAPTER VII MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY15. CHAPTER VIII THE COURTSHIP OF MAN16. CHAPTER IX MEANS OF ATTRACTION17. CHAPTER X THE LIBERTY OF CHOICE.18. CHAPTER XI SEXUAL SELECTION AMONG ANIMALS19. CHAPTER XII THE SEXUAL SELECTION OF MAN: TYPICAL BEAUTY20. CHAPTER XIII THE LAW OF SIMILARITY21. CHAPTER XIV PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN KINDRED22. CHAPTER XV PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN KINDRED23. CHAPTER XVI SEXUAL SELECTION AS INFLUENCED BY AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY, AND BY CALCULATION24. CHAPTER XVII MARRIAGE BY CAPTURE AND MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE25. CHAPTER XVIII THE DECAY OF MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE. THE MARRIAGE PORTION26. CHAPTER XIX MARRIAGE CEREMONIES AND RITES27. CHAPTER XX THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE28. CHAPTER XXI THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE29. CHAPTER XXII THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE30. CHAPTER XXIII THE DURATION OF HUMAN MARRIAGE31. CHAPTER XXIV SUMMARY32. AUTHORITIES QUOTED.33. INDEX34. INDEX (continued 2)35. INDEX (continued 3)