Marital violence: an english family history, 1660–1857
Auteur :
Foyster, Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521834513
Date de publication :
25 août 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
610 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exposes the 'hidden' history of marital violence and its place in English family life between the Restoration and the mid-nineteenth century. In a time when husbands were believed to have the right to beat their wives, it examines the ways in which family members responded to marital violence.