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The Roman Catholic background the Protestants and divorce - theory and practice 17th century England - divorce frustrated divorce in America - the 17th and 18th centuries 18th century France - enlightenment and revolution the secularization of divorce, 1600-1800 the use of the early divorce laws - England, America and France the alternatives to divorce the meaning of marriage breakdown in the past the social context of marriage breakdown 19th century divorce law - liberalization and reaction 1815-1914) the 20th century - the rise of mass divorce explaining the rise of divorce - 1870s-1980s.
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