What trouble I have seen : a history of violence against wives /

What trouble I have seen : a history of violence against wives /

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Author / Creator:Peterson del Mar, David, 1957-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
Description:xi, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Wife abuse -- Oregon -- History.
Wife abuse.
Oregon.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2418229
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ISBN:0674950763 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue "To Maintain His Authority"
  • The Settlement Era
  • "When a Man Stoops to Strike a Woman": The 1890s
  • "His Face Is Weak and Sensual"
  • Portland and the Whipping Post Law
  • "To Use His Muscle on Her": 1920-1945
  • "We Found That We Were Not Alone"
  • The Years after World War II Conclusion
  • Appendix. Quantitative Measures
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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