Ehe imperial

Contributions by Marie-Pierre Arrizabalaga Contributions by Ninja Bumann Contributions by Evdoxios Doxiadis Contributions by Claudia Kraft Contributions by Traude Kogoj Contributions by Margareth Lanzinger Contributions by Regula Ludi Contributions by Regina Mühlhäuser Contributions by Jana Osterkamp Contributions by Lena Radauer Contributions by Maren Röger Contributions by Matthias Ruoss Contributions by Erdmute Alber Edited by Claudia Kraft Edited by Margareth Lanzinger Editorial board member

Book cover: Ehe imperial

Extent: 176 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Gender & Sexuality, Law

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(April 2020)

ISBN: 9783847110682

6.1 x 9.13 inches

Price: $32.00

In stock

Die Ausgabe zeigt, wie eherechtliche Regelungen in sich wandelnden imperialen und nationalen Kontexten der europaischen Moderne einerseits Geschlechternormen befestigten, aber auch Raume emanzipativer Ermachtigung schaffen konnten.


Marriage, divorce, access to property during and after marriage, all this was structured over the centuries by ecclesiastical and civil provisions. Law thus had a very direct influence on personal life. The nineteenth century in particular was characterized by increasing legal unification, but particular rights continued to exist in larger territorial contexts. This legal heterogeneity as well as migration between different jurisdictional spaces could open up new possibilities to act. Conversely, different affiliations in regard to confession or ethnicity could pose great challenges for couples willing to marry. The aim of this issue is to ask at the interfaces between different legal logics about the spheres of action of men and women and the associated gender norms.

  • Contributions by Marie-Pierre Arrizabalaga
  • Contributions by Ninja Bumann
  • Contributions by Evdoxios Doxiadis
  • Contributions by Claudia Kraft
  • Contributions by Traude Kogoj
  • Contributions by Margareth Lanzinger
  • Contributions by Regula Ludi
  • Contributions by Regina Mühlhäuser
  • Contributions by Jana Osterkamp
  • Contributions by Lena Radauer
  • Contributions by Maren Röger
  • Contributions by Matthias Ruoss
  • Contributions by Erdmute Alber
  • Edited by Claudia Kraft
  • Edited by Margareth Lanzinger
  • Editorial board member