Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy Against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present

Domestic Tyranny: The Making of American Social Policy Against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present
Domestic Tyranny The Making of American Social Policy Against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present
Author: Elizabeth H. Pleck
Family violence, once considered a private problem, has become a matter of intense public concern. Many people believe that social concern about child abuse and wife beating began in the 1960s. Elizabeth Pleck's study, the first history of family violence in the United States, proves otherwise. Based on in-depth research using court records, n...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195059267
ISBN-10: 0195059263
Publication Date: 5/4/1989
Pages: 292
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: