Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law by Chused, Richard H.

Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780812232028)

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Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law by Chused, Richard H.

Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law

$69.95
Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law by Chused, Richard H.

Private Acts in Public Places: A Social History of Divorce in the Formative Era of American Family Law

$69.95
Format: Hardcover
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Richard H. Chused examines more than 1300 petitions for divorce in Maryland filed during the first half of the nineteenth century. By weaving together information on the legislative handling of these petitions, the voting patterns of the state legislators, and the judicial treatment of related disputes, Chused shows the connections between politics, regional differences, and the development of American family law. His analysis also provides valuable insights into the social history of the time, a period when traditional Southern family values were at odds with the more modern values brought about by urbanization.

Author: Richard H. Chused
ISBN-10: 081223202X
ISBN-13: 9780812232028
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Language: English
Published: 06/29/1994
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
By Richard H. Chused
By Richard H. Chused
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Richard H. Chused is Professor of Law at New York University.

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