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Author:
Schweninger, Loren.
Title:
Families in crisis in the Old South : divorce, slavery, and the law / Loren Schweninger.
Publisher:
University of North Carolina Press,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Domestic relations--United States.
Divorce--Law and legislation--United States.
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States.
Adultery--United States.
Wife abuse--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-228) and index.
Contents:
The evolution of divorce laws -- Adultery and the question of race -- Insanity, alcoholism, abandonment, and abuse -- Lawyers, judges, juries, and decrees -- Married women and property -- Slaves and owners' domestic conflicts.
ISBN:
0807835692 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807835692 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)774147856
LCCN:
2012002040
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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