Heroes of Their Own Lives

Linda Gordon

University of Illinois Press, 2002

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In this powerful and moving history of family violence, historian Linda Gordon traces policies on child abuse and neglect, wife-beating, and incest from 1880 to 1960. Drawing on hundreds of case records from social agencies devoted to dealing with the problem, she chronicles the changing visibility of family violence.

ISBN-13
9780252070792
ISBN-10
0252070798
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-03-15
Pages
400
Dimensions
210x140x23
Weight
481