Governing the Hearth: Law and the Family in Nineteenth-Century America

(Part of the Studies in Legal History Series)

by Michael Grossberg

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Presenting a new framework for understanding the complex but vital relationship between legal history and the family, Michael Grossberg analyzes the formation of legal policies on such issues as common law marriage, adoption, and rights for illegitimate children. He shows how legal changes diminished male authority, increased women's and children's rights, and fixed more clearly the state's responsibilities in family affairs. Grossberg further illustrates...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807842257

ISBN13:9780807842256

Release Date:August 1988

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:436 Pages

Weight:1.41 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

19th Century 20th Century Administrative Law Civil Procedure Domestic Relations Family Law History Law Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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