Fous, Prodigues Et Ivrognes
Familles Et Déviance à Montréal Au XIXe Siècle
Format:Hardback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:19th Mar '07
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How the family coped with deviance in nineteenth-century Montreal.
Based on an analysis of over 500 interdiction proceedings initiated between 1820 and 1895, this book examines the interactions between the families, the legal system, and doctors involved in the regulation of deviance in 19th-century Montreal. It looks at the family as the primary site for defining and regulating a range of deviant behaviours.How families in nineteenth-century Montreal coped with deviance.
"A supple and nuanced approach to the history of deviancy." Nancy Christie, co-author of Mapping the Margins: The Family and Social Discipline in Canada, 1700-1975 "Nootens's cutting edge perspective and focus on interdiction law enables him to critically reassess long-held views on the history of deviance." James E. Moran, University of Prince Edward Island
ISBN: 9780773531178
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 500g
320 pages