| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface -- 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 -- Conclusion -- An essay on sources and methodology -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In the antebellum South, divorce was an explosive issue. As one lawmaker put it, divorce was to be viewed as a form of "madness," and as another asserted, divorce reduced communities to the "lowest ebb of degeneracy." How was it that in this climate, the number of divorces rose steadily during the antebellum era? In Families in Crisis, Loren Schweninger uses previously unexplored records to argue that the difficulties these divorcing families faced reveal much about the reality of life in a slave-holding society as well as the myriad difficulties confronted by white southern families who chose |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed September 12, 2016) |
| Subject |
Domestic relations -- United States
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Divorce -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Adultery -- United States
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Wife abuse -- United States
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Adultery
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Divorce -- Law and legislation
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Domestic relations
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Slavery -- Law and legislation
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Wife abuse
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012002040 |
| ISBN |
9781469601625 |
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1469601621 |
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9780807837504 |
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0807837504 |
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9781469619118 |
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1469619113 |
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