Illegitimacy in English Law and Society, 1860-1930

Informationen zum Autor Ginger S. Frost is Professor of History at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama Klappentext Unlike most other studies of illegitimacy, Frost's book concentrates on the late-Victorian period and the early twentieth century, and takes the child's point of view rather than that of the mother or of 'child-saving' groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. 'Strangers in the blood': custody, inheritance, and taxation 2. 'The workhouse or death': maternal crimes and illegitimacy 3. Part of the family? Non-maternal carers and the criminal courts 4. Courts of last resort: affiliation and the poor law 5. Simple acts of justice: illegitimacy and law reform6. Love and loss: family and illegitimacy7. 'Passed from hand to hand': child circulation 8. 'Bad blood'? Social discrimination ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Ginger S. Fros, Ginger Frost, Ginger S Frost, Ginger S. Frost, Ginger Suzanne Frost
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2016
• EAN: 9781784992606
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-260-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries