Broken engagements : the action for breach of promise of marriage and the feminine ideal, 1800-1940 /
"The common law action for breach of promise of marriage originated in the mid-seventeenth century, but it was not until the nineteenth century that it rose to prominence and became a regular feature in law courts and gossip columns. By 1940 the action was defunct: it was inconceivable for a re...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010
Oxford ; New York : 2010 |
| Series: | Oxford studies in modern legal history
|
| Subjects: |
Internet
Stanford University
| Call Number: |
ISIL:US-CST K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|
University of Chicago
| Call Number: |
XXK690 .L48 2010 XXK690.L48 2010 |
|---|
Harvard University
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|
Duke University
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|
Cornell University
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48x 2010 |
|---|
Princeton University
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|
Columbia University
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|
University of Pennsylvania
| Call Number: |
K690 .L48 2010 |
|---|