The Transformation of Family Law - State, Law, and Family in the United States and Western Europe

This book offers a comparative and historical analysis of the rapid and profound legal changes that took rise in the 1960s in England, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States, while bringing new and insightful interpretation and critical thought to bear on the explosion of legislation in the last decade. A unique, detailed comparative analysis and summary of the current state of family law, this author's book will serve as a valuable reference for students, scholars, and reformers.

Summary

This text offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden and the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ann Glendon, Glendon Mary Ann
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.1997
• EAN: 9780226299709
• ISBN: 978-0-226-29970-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 510 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Family Law / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Family Law, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, History of the Americas, Sociology and anthropology