Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy Against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present
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Family violence, once considered a private trouble, has become a matter of intense public concern. Many people think the problems of child abuse and wife-beating were "discovered" in the last two decades. This book, the first history of family violence in the United States, proves otherwise. Based on enormous research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies, the book creates a broad portrait of America's attitudes toward family...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195041119
ISBN13:9780195041118
Release Date:May 1987
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:292 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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