Regulating lives : historical essays on the state, society, the individual, and the law

Regulating lives : historical essays on the state, society, the individual, and the law /

A broad-ranging examination of Canadian experiences of social control, moral regulation, and governmentality during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiativ...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: McLaren, John, 1940-, Menzies, Robert J., 1951-, Chunn, Dorothy E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, 2002
Series:Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
Subjects:
Social control > British Columbia > History > 19th century.
Social control > British Columbia > History > 20th century.
Law > Social aspects > British Columbia.
Social control > British Columbia > History.
British Columbia > Social policy.
British Columbia > Social conditions > 19th century.
British Columbia > Social conditions > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:A broad-ranging examination of Canadian experiences of social control, moral regulation, and governmentality during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiatives around venereal disease, and the seizure and indoctrination of Doukhobor children, among other issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 315 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780774850261
0774850264
1283129728
9781283129725
077480887X
9780774808873
9786613129727
6613129720
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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