Heroes of Their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence--Boston, 1880-1960

Heroes of Their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence--Boston, 1880-1960 image
ISBN-10:

0252070798

ISBN-13:

9780252070792

Author(s): Gordon, Linda
Edition: Reprint
Released: Mar 15, 2002
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
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Description:

In this powerful and moving history of family violence, historian Linda Gordon traces policies on child abuse and neglect, wife-beating, and incest from 1880 to 1960. Drawing on hundreds of case records from social agencies devoted to dealing with the problem, she chronicles the changing visibility of family violence.

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