The Language of Abuse Marital Violence in Later Medieval England |
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| Author:
| Butler, Sara |
| Series title: | Later Medieval Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-15634-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $171.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on a wide range of legal and literary sources, this book offers a comprehensive investigation into the acceptability of violence in marriage at a time when social expectations of gender and marriage were in transition.
Drawing on a wide range of legal and literary sources, this book offers a comprehensive investigation into the acceptability of violence in marriage at a time when social expectations of gender and marriage were in transition.