What Trouble I Have Seen - A History of Violence against Wives

In this history and interdisciplinary study of violence toward wives in America, David Peterson del Mar reflects on the changes in American society that have affected violence. The text offers a testimony to the impact of social trends on the most private of arrangements.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Prologue "To Maintain His Authority": The Settlement Era "When a Man Stoops to Strike a Woman": The 1890s "His Face Is Weak and Sensual": Portland and the Whipping Post Law "To Use His Muscle on Her": 1920-1945 "We Found That We Were Not Alone": The Years after World War II Conclusion Appendix: Quantitative Measures Abbreviations Notes Index

About the author

David Peterson del Mar is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Summary

This first sustained study of violence toward wives in America reflects on societal changes that have affected violence: wife-beating was quietly condoned until the spread of an ethos of self-restraint in the late 19th century; the practice increased with a vengeance with the florescence of expressive individualism during the 20th century.

Product details

• Authors: David Petersen Del Mar, David Peterson Del Mar, Peterson del Mar David
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1998
• EAN: 9780674950788
• ISBN: 978-0-674-95078-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: History of Violence Against Wi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Sociology: family & relationships, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, domestic violence, Sociology: family and relationships, Domestic abuse