The Transformation of Family Law: State, Law, and Family in the United States and Western Europe

by Mary Ann Glendon

Book Overview

Mary Ann Glendon offers a comparative and historical analysis of rapid and profound changes in the legal system beginning in the 1960s in England, France, West Germany, Sweden, and the United States, while bringing new and insightful interpretation and critical thought to bear on the explosion of legislation in the last decade.

"Glendon is generally acknowledged to be the premier comparative law scholar in the area of family law. This volume,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226299708
• ISBN13: 9780226299709
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"