Overview
Richard H. Chused examines more than 1300 petitions for divorce in Maryland filed during the first half of the nineteenth century. By weaving together information on the legislative handling of these petitions, the voting patterns of the state legislators, and the judicial treatment of related disputes, Chused shows the connections between politics, regional differences, and the development of American family law. His analysis also provides valuable insights into the social history of the time, a period when traditional Southern family values were at odds with the more modern values brought about by urbanization.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard H. Chused
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.550kg
ISBN: 9780812232028
ISBN 10: 081223202
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 29 June 1994
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This concisely written, richly researched study of divorce in Maryland during the first half of the nineteenth century offers the most thorough historical examination of the politics of divorce... This book will be a valuable source of information not only for family and women's historians but for students of legal history and antebellum politics as well. -American Historical Review
This concisely written, richly researched study of divorce in Maryland during the first half of the nineteenth century offers the most thorough historical examination of the politics of divorce. . . . This book will be a valuable source of information not only for family and women's historians but for students of legal history and antebellum politics as well. * <i>American Historical Review</i> *
"""This concisely written, richly researched study of divorce in Maryland during the first half of the nineteenth century offers the most thorough historical examination of the politics of divorce. . . . This book will be a valuable source of information not only for family and women's historians but for students of legal history and antebellum politics as well."" * <i>American Historical Review</i> *"
""This concisely written, richly researched study of divorce in Maryland during the first half of the nineteenth century offers the most thorough historical examination of the politics of divorce. . . . This book will be a valuable source of information not only for family and women's historians but for students of legal history and antebellum politics as well."" (American Historical Review)
Author Information
Richard H. Chused is Professor of Law at New York University.
