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.
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