Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy against

Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy against Family 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.
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Country USA
Brand University of Illinois Press
Manufacturer University of Illinois Press
Binding Paperback
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EANs 9780252071751
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Country	USA
Brand	University of Illinois Press
Manufacturer	University of Illinois Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780252071751
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present