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Book Title
Primitive marriage
By
Mclennan, John Ferguson.
Publication Details
Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1865
Year
1865
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50206
Holding Institution
Cambridge University Library
Sponsor
JISC & NEH
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from End Slip, Side 1 annotation vertically crossed 24 30 } It is clear tht brides ‹bought› «purchased» but man wd choose prettiest￭— except when bought usully yong. —￭ It will ￭depend on forms of in￭heri￭tance commn to Man, whether ￭♀s ￭alone or both sexes affected ￭
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from End Slip, Side 1 annotation vertically crossed 24 30 } It is clear tht brides ‹bought› «purchased» but man wd choose prettiest￭— except when bought usully yong. —￭ It will ￭depend on forms of in￭heri￭tance commn to Man, whether ￭♀s ￭alone or both sexes affected ￭
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from End Slip, Side 1 annotation vertically crossed The scarcity of Women frm infanticide of femles x «leading to» ‹promiscuous intercourse› & polyandry , wd make the selection of women very difficult— On othr hand men wd then be selected — ( p. 176 Promiscuousness a gret difficulty )
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