| Description |
1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Later medieval Europe, 1872-7875 ; v. 2 |
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Later medieval Europe ; v. 2. 1872-7875
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| Contents |
Setting the scene: discourses of passivity and violence -- Types and frequency of abuse in the medieval law courts -- Causes of marital tension -- The acceptability of marital violence: six case studies -- Regulating marital violence: the family and the community -- Scolds, personal liability, and marital violence |
| Summary |
"The Language of Abuse provides the first comprehensive examination of marital violence in later medieval England. Drawing from a wide variety of legal and literary sources, this book develops a nuanced perspective of the acceptability of marital violence at a time when social expectations of gender and marriage were in transition. As such, Butler's work contributes to current debates concerning the role of the jury, levels of violence in late medieval England, the power relationship within marriage, and the position of women in medieval society."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Family violence -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Wife abuse -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Women -- Violence against -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Families -- England -- To 1500
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Domestic Partner Abuse.
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Families
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Family violence
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Wife abuse
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Women -- Violence against
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England
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047418955 |
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9047418956 |
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1281920983 |
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9781281920980 |
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9786611920982 |
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6611920986 |
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