What motivated you to tell that story about ‘Haiti: The Duvaliers & Their Legacy’, were you afraid the Duvaliers were going to come after you?įirst, here is how I came to write this book. For the past twenty-five years, animals in the sea and the air, as well as the land, have been safe from me! I do not eat or wear or use any animal products. I love cooking and I eat mostly plant-based whole food. I’ve never found it challenging because as soon as I became aware of the horrors of eating sentient beings, I’ve never wanted to. In 1992, I read two books, Diet for a New America by John Robbins and Animal Liberation by Peter Singer in two days, and became an instant vegan. What life experience made you become an advocate for animals and the horrors of factory farming? As scholar Mark Kingwell noted in his comments on A History of Marriage, “Can we really understand celibacy or mistresses without considering marriage, the socio-sexual bond that convention tells us is the heart of love? Elizabeth Abbott’s new volume of accessible social history completes a sparkling trilogy about human intimacy.” This is the crux of these three books, linked studies of historical relationships and intimacy.
These three books are my exploration of a history of intimacy.
In regards to your books about The History of Celibacy, Marriage, and Mistresses, what made you research them? As William Faulkner so astutely observed, “The past isn’t dead. Writing history, and thinking about the past as an integral part of what came later and even what is yet to come.
from McGill University, and I love historical research and Real-life experiences are presented in their wider historical context: What were a couple's alternatives to staying together? What were the longevity rates and how long was the average marriage until death ended it? What were the differences between the experiences of wealthier and poorer spouses? In a provocative and lively style, Abbott puts a human face on marriage as she explores its nature in the context of love, sex, loyalty, childrearing, shared finances, and social recognition.I’m a historian with a Ph.D. Elizabeth Abbott, who made celibacy sexy in her acclaimed book A History of Celibacy, offers an absorbing blend of information and explanation. Ī History of Marriage is a fascinating exploration of how marriage developed, and in light of the forces that continue to shape it, how marriage is likely to look in the future. Real-life experiences are presented in their wider historical context: What were a couple's alternatives to staying together? What were the longevity rates and how long was the average marriage until. A History of Marriage is a fascinating exploration of how marriage developed, and in light of the forces that continue to shape it, how marriage is likely to look in the future.
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