The Roman Family
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Book Overview
Unfaithful spouses, divorce and remarriage, rebellious children, aging parents-today's headlines are filled with issues said to be responsible for a "breakdown" of the traditional family. But are any of these problems truly new? What can we learn from the ways in which societies dealt with them in the past? Suzanne Dixon sets the current debate about the family against a broader context in The Roman Family, the first book to bring together...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:080184200X
ISBN13:9780801842009
Release Date:April 1992
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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good introduction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Dixon has provided us with a great introduction to that basis institution of Rome, at least in the view of the Romans themselves: the family. Her interpretations of the evidence may stir disagreement at times, but her logic and use of evidence is solid for the most part. I reader needs a good background in basic Roman law and history to find this book truly useful however.
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