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Author:

Dolan, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1960-

Title:

Marriage and violence : the early modern legacy / Frances E. Dolan.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

235 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Marriage--History.
Marriage--England--History.
Marriage--United States--History.
Marriage--History.--Christianity--History.
Marital violence.
Abused wives.
Sex role--History.
Sex discrimination against women--History.
Equality--History.
Spouse Abuse--history.
Gender Identity.
Great Britain.
History, Modern 1601-.
Marriage--history.
Prejudice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-223) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Flesh, two heads : debating the biblical blueprint for marriage in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries -- Battered women, petty traitors, and the legacy of coverture -- Fighting for the breeches, sharing the rod : spouses, servants, and the struggle for equality -- How a maiden keeps her head : Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and the perils of marriage -- Afterword.

ISBN:

0812240758 (alk. paper)
9780812240757 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008010523

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)