I am writing a book on marriage for Connor Court. It would be very helpful to have some "beta readers" to run a critical eye over drafts of the chapters (and appendices) of the book.
So, if you are interested in being such a reader, say so in the comments.
The chapter plan is set out below. Feel free to nominate sections you may be particularly interested in.
Prologue: A society without marriage
Introduction: The problem of marriage
Chapter 1: What is marriage and where did it come from?
Appendix 1.1: Rationality and utility
Chapter 2: Of cousins, cults and clans
Chapter 3: Paths to patriarchy
Chapter 4: Caste and other household matters
Chapter 5: Why the state
Appendix 5.1: China, Rome and cycles of empire.
Chapter 6: Polygyny and social aggression
Appendix 6.1: Migration and social aggression
Chapter 7: Classical monogamy and political diversity
Appendix 7.1: Republics outside the classical world
Appendix 7.2: Empire as a territorial equilibrium
Chapter 8: Christian monogamy and supercharging cooperation
Appendix 8.1: Patterns of political bargaining
Chapter 9: The triumph of monogamy and the end of a civilisational cycle
Appendix 9.1: Sacredness and structure
Part 3: The Present and Prospects of Marriage
Chapter 10: Marriage at the margin
Chapter 11: Violence and victims
Chapter 13: Conclusion
Afterword: Catastrophising and cultural flux
Appendix 1: Abstraction and Uncertainty
Appendix 2: Connection and Information
(Will update this post if and when chapter plan changes.)
So, if you are interested in being such a reader, say so in the comments.
The chapter plan is set out below. Feel free to nominate sections you may be particularly interested in.
Prologue: A society without marriage
Introduction: The problem of marriage
Part 1: The patterns of marriage
Chapter 1: What is marriage and where did it come from?
Appendix 1.1: Rationality and utility
Chapter 2: Of cousins, cults and clans
Chapter 3: Paths to patriarchy
Chapter 4: Caste and other household matters
Chapter 5: Why the state
Appendix 5.1: China, Rome and cycles of empire.
Chapter 6: Polygyny and social aggression
Appendix 6.1: Migration and social aggression
Part 2: Marriage and Western Dominance
Chapter 7: Classical monogamy and political diversity
Appendix 7.1: Republics outside the classical world
Appendix 7.2: Empire as a territorial equilibrium
Chapter 8: Christian monogamy and supercharging cooperation
Appendix 8.1: Patterns of political bargaining
Chapter 9: The triumph of monogamy and the end of a civilisational cycle
Appendix 9.1: Sacredness and structure
Part 3: The Present and Prospects of Marriage
Chapter 10: Marriage at the margin
Chapter 11: Violence and victims
Chapter 12: Biology and culture
Appendix 12.1 Same sex attraction
Appendix 12.1 Same sex attraction
Chapter 13: Conclusion
Afterword: Catastrophising and cultural flux
Appendix 1: Abstraction and Uncertainty
Appendix 2: Connection and Information
(Will update this post if and when chapter plan changes.)