Family Law in the Twentieth Century: A History
- ISBN-10
- 0198268998
- ISBN-13
- 9780198268994
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 911
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Stephen Michael Cretney
Description
The law governing family relationships has changed dramatically in the course of the 20th century and this book - drawing extensively on both published and archival material and on legal as well as other sources - gives an account of the processes and problems of reform.
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