Joanna Miles is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge.Perveez Mody is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.Rebecca Probert is a Professor at the School of Law, University of Warwick.

• 1. Introduction Rebecca Probert, Joanna Miles and Perveez Mody2. Marriage Rites — Trends in Marriages by Manner of Solemnisation and Denomination in Englandand Wales, 1841 – 2012 John Haskey3. From this Day Forward ? Pre-Marital Cohabitation and the Rite of Marriage from the 1960s to the Present Day Rebecca Probert4. No Frills: Wedding Presents and the Meaning of Marriage, 1945 – 2003 Louise Purbrick5. Civil Partnership Ceremonies: (Hetero)normativity, Ritual and Gender Elizabeth Peel6. The Rite that Redefines the Rights ? The Contemporary Role and Practice of Pre-Nuptial Agreement Ayesha Vardag and Joanna Miles7. The ‘ Pure ’ Relationship, Sham Marriages and Immigration Control Helena Wray8. Unregistered Muslim Marriages: An Emerging Culture of Celebrating Rites and Conceding Rights Rajnaara C Akhtar9. Forced Marriage: Rites and Rights Perveez Mody10. Church of England Weddings and Ritual Symbolism Sarah Farrimond11. Playing ‘ House of Lords Bingo ’ : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hansard Debates on Civil Partnership and Same Sex Marriage Rosie Harding12. Let ’ s Talk About a Divorce: Religious and Legal Wedding Peter W Edge13. Why Marriage Needs to be Less Sexy Jonathan Herring

This is a useful and informative book.