The language of abuse
Butler, Sara M.
The language of abuse marital violence in later medieval England / [electronic resource] : by Sara M. Butler. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. - x, 286 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Later medieval Europe, v. 2 1872-7875 ; . - Later medieval Europe v. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references(p. [267]-279) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Family violence--History--England--To 1500.
Wife abuse--History--England--To 1500.
Women--Violence against--History--England--To 1500.
Family--History--England--To 1500.
Electronic books.
HV6626.23.G7 / B88 2007eb
362.82/92094209024
The language of abuse marital violence in later medieval England / [electronic resource] : by Sara M. Butler. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. - x, 286 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Later medieval Europe, v. 2 1872-7875 ; . - Later medieval Europe v. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references(p. [267]-279) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Family violence--History--England--To 1500.
Wife abuse--History--England--To 1500.
Women--Violence against--History--England--To 1500.
Family--History--England--To 1500.
Electronic books.
HV6626.23.G7 / B88 2007eb
362.82/92094209024