Domestic Tyranny - The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, 1st Illinois ed)

The book chronicles the rise and demise of legal, feminist, and medical campaigns against domestic violence from colonial times to the present. Elizabeth Pleck's Domestic Tyranny chronicles the rise and demise of legal, political, and medical campaigns against domestic violence from colonial times to the present. Based on in-depth research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies, this book argues that the single most consistent barrier to reform against domestic violence has been the Family Ideal--that is, ideas about family privacy, conjugal and parental rights, and family stability. This edition features a new introduction surveying the multinational and cultural themes now present in recent historical writing about family violence.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	February 2004
Authors:	Elizabeth Pleck
Dimensions:	229 x 146 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	1st Illinois ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-07175-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	0-252-07175-1
Barcode:	9780252071751

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