Witches, wife beaters, and whores common law and common folk in early America

Witches, wife beaters, and whores : common law and common folk in early America / Elaine Forman Crane.

Author/creator	Crane, Elaine Forman
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press,
Description	ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Common law--United States --History --17th century. Sociological jurisprudence--United States --History --17th century. Women--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States --History --17th century. Domestic relations--United States --History --17th century.

Contents	In Dutch with the neighbors : slander "in a well regulated burghery" -- Bermuda triangle : witchcraft, Quakers, and sexual eclecticism -- "Leave of[f] or else I would cry out murder" : the community response to family violence in early New England -- Cold comfort : race and rape in Rhode Island -- He would "shoot him upon the spott" : the eviction of Samuel Banister -- A ghost story.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011011617
ISBN	9780801450273 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801450276 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780801477416 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0801477417 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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