Forbidden relatives : the American myth of cousin marriage / Martin Ottenheimer.

Author/creator Ottenheimer, Martin
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1996.
Description179 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Cross-cousin marriage--United States.
Cross-cousin marriage--Europe.
United States--Social life and customs.
Europe--Social life and customs.

Contents Forbidden relatives in the United States -- Concerns and cousins -- The European background -- Controversy and cousin marriage in Europe -- The evolutionary factor -- Biogenetics and first cousin marriage -- Culture and cousin marriage.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-168) and index.
LCCN 95041800
ISBN0252022394 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0252065409 (pbk. : acid-free paper)