YOU’LL DO: A HISTORY OF MARRYING FOR REASONS OTHER THAN LOVE
Book ID/图书代码： 12353024C00001
English Summary/英文概要： An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial era through the #MeToo age
Perfect for fans of Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Traister
Americans hold marriage in such high esteem that we push people toward it, reward them for taking part in it, and fetishize its benefits to the point that we routinely ignore or excuse bad behavior and societal ills in the name of protecting and promoting it.
In eras of slavery and segregation, Blacks sometimes gained white legal status through marriage.
Laws have been designed to encourage people to marry so that certain societal benefits could be achieved: the population would increase, women would have financial security, children would be cared for, and immigrants would have familial connections.
As late as the Great Depression, poor young women were encouraged to marry aged Civil War veterans for lifetime pensions.
The widely overlooked problem with this tradition is that individuals and society have relied on marriage to address or dismiss a range of injustices and inequities, from gender- and race-based discrimination, sexual violence, and predation to unequal financial treatment.
One of the most persuasive arguments against women’s right to vote was that marrying and influencing their husband’s choices was just as meaningful, if not better.
Through revealing storytelling, Zug builds a compelling case that when marriage is touted as “the solution” to such problems, it absolves the government, and society, of the responsibility for directly addressing them.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本书从殖民时代到#Me Too时代，对美国独特的婚姻制度进行了富有启发性和发人深省的审视。
非常适合丽贝卡•索尔尼特和丽贝卡•特拉斯特的粉丝。
美国人非常尊重婚姻：我们推动人们走向婚姻，让人们参与婚姻，并讲述婚姻的好处，以至于我们经常以保护和促进婚姻的名义忽视或原谅不良行为和社会弊病。
在奴隶制和种族隔离时代，黑人有时通过婚姻获得白人的法律地位。
法律旨在鼓励人们结婚，从而实现某些社会福利：人口将增加、妇女将有经济保障、孩子将得到照顾、移民将有良好的关系。
早在大萧条时期，贫穷的年轻女性就被鼓励与年迈的内战老兵结婚，以获得终身养老金。
这一传统被广泛忽视的问题是：个人和社会依靠婚姻来解决或消除一系列不公正和不平等现象，从基于性别和种族的歧视、性暴力、掠夺到不平等的经济待遇。
反对女性投票权的最有说服力的论点之一是，结婚并在婚后影响丈夫的选择有同样的意义。
通过本故事，扎格构建了一个令人信服的案例，即当婚姻被吹捧为此类问题的“解决方案”时，便免除了政府和社会直接解决这些问题的责任。(ZY)
Awards/获奖情况：“这是一部新颖、引人入胜的社会历史。”——《柯克斯评论》
“拜金女、重婚者、婚前协议、失信诉讼、赡养费：一切问题的根源都在这里，这些问题被一个引人入胜、易于阅读的图书解决了。”——《书单》
“《婚姻》是一本具有启发性和信息性的读物，鼓励我们拓宽对美国婚姻及其支持体系的看法。”——《书页》
“《婚姻》是对婚姻制度的一次引人入胜的、彻底的历史回顾。”——前言
评论
“这是一部敏锐、深入研究的婚姻史。”——《利伯：女权主义评论》
“这是一本引人入胜的书，讲述了为什么人们结婚的原因不是爱情，但扎格也警告说，当决策者以婚姻为条件，为所有人提供法律权利和社会福利时，最脆弱的公民将面临危险。”——斯坦芬妮•考恩特兹，《婚姻，历史：爱情如何征服婚姻》的作者
“扎格讽刺而清晰的美国婚姻史在不浪漫的荣耀中为一个古老的制度带来了新的曙光。读起来绝对是一种乐趣。”——里兹•斯切尔，《不简单》的作者
“《婚姻》是一部有趣的故事书，讲述了人们为什么结婚。扎格将殖民地乱伦法、她曾姑姑罗西的婚姻、《周六夜现场》、简•奥斯汀、当代福利政策等编织在一起，讲述了婚姻交易的故事。虽然人们普遍认为人们只应该为爱而结婚，但扎格解释了为什么许多人不结婚，以及为什么这个决定是有意义的。”——纳奥米•卡恩，《婚姻市场》的作者
"A fresh, engaging social history." — Kirkus Reviews
“Gold diggers, bigamists, prenups, breach of promise suits, alimony: it’s all here, wrapped up in an engaging and accessible account." — Booklist
“You’ll Do is an illuminating and informative read that encourages us to broaden our perspective on American marriage and the systems that support it." — BookPage
“You’ll Do is a fascinating and thorough historical review of the institution of marriage.” — Foreword Reviews
“…astute, well-researched history of marriage.” — LIBER: A Feminist Review
"An engrossing account of why individuals have married for reasons other than love and often made that work, but Zug also warns of the dangers to our most vulnerable citizens when policy-makers make legal rights and social benefits that should be available to all contingent on marriage."— Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage
"Zug’s wry, clear-eyed history of American marriage, in all its unromantic glory, shines a new light on an old institution. An absolute pleasure to read." — Liz Scheier, author of Never Simple
“You’ll Do is a wonderfully fun romp through the history of why people marry. Zug weaves together colonial incest laws, her great-aunt Rosie’s marriage designed to help a man escape the Nazis, Saturday Night Live, Jane Austen, contemporary welfare policy -- and more -- to tell the story of the marital bargain. While the common assumption is that people should only marry for love, Zug explains why so many people do not -- and why that decision makes sense.”— Naomi Cahn, author of Marriage Markets
About the Author/作者介绍： 马西亚•扎格是南卡罗来纳大学法学院的家庭法教授。她毕业于达特茅斯学院和耶鲁大学法学院。她的前一本书《买卖新娘》探讨了美国邮购婚姻的历史。她与丈夫和两个女儿住在南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市。
Marcia Zug is a family law professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The Yale Law School. Her previous book, Buying A Bride, explored the history of mail order marriage in the United States. She lives in Columbia, SC with her husband and two daughters.
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