Marital violence in post-independence Ireland, 1922-96 : A living tomb for women' /

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Marital violence in post-independence Ireland, 1922-96 represents the first comprehensive history of marital violence in modern Ireland, from the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922 to the passage of the Domestic Violence Act and the legalisation of divorce in 1996. Based upon extensive researc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diver, Cara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Marital violence.
Abused wives.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Femmes victimes de violence > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Violence entre conjoints > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Abused wives > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Marital violence > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Ireland.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1 Marital violence as a social problem in post-independence Ireland, 1922-65; 2 Towards an understanding of marital violence: causes, definitions, and interpretations, 1922-65; 3 Fighting back: resistance and responses to marital violence, 1922-65; 4 Children and marital violence, 1922-65; 5 The 'discovery' of marital violence, 1960-80; 6 Reforms to marital violence policy and legislation, 1970-96; Conclusion; Index

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