DOMESTIC TYRANNY; The making of social policy against family violence from Colonial times to the present
first edition
1987 · NY
by PLECK, Elilzabeth
NY: Oxford, 1987. First printing. 8vo, pp. vi, 273. Appendices, notes, index. Review slip laid in. Illustrated. Top edge little spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed and chipped dj. The author investigates the ebb and flow of societal attention to the problem, noting that usually policies have focused on keeping families together, instead of protecting victims. (Inventory #: 43542)