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Domestic Violence And State Intervention In The American West And Australia, 1860-1930, Carolyn B. Ramsey Jan 2011

Domestic Violence And State Intervention In The American West And Australia, 1860-1930, Carolyn B. Ramsey

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This Article calls into question stereotypical assumptions about the presumed lack of state intervention in the family and the patriarchal violence of Anglo-American frontier societies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By analyzing previously unexamined cases of domestic assault and homicide in the American West and Australia, Professor Ramsey reveals a sustained (but largely ineffectual) effort to civilize men by punishing violence against women. Husbands in both the American West and Australia were routinely arrested or summoned to court for beating their wives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Judges, police officers, journalists, and others expressed dismay …


The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 2008

The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Listening To All The Voices, Old And New: The Evolution Of Land Ownership In The Modern West, Charles Wilkinson Jan 2006

Listening To All The Voices, Old And New: The Evolution Of Land Ownership In The Modern West, Charles Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.


The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1996

The Public Lands And The National Heritage, Charles F. Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.


A Great Loneliness Of Spirit, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1995

A Great Loneliness Of Spirit, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Land Of Fire, Land Of Conquest: The Colorado Plateau And Some Questions For Its Future, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1993

Land Of Fire, Land Of Conquest: The Colorado Plateau And Some Questions For Its Future, Charles F. Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.


In Memoriam: Prior Appropriation, 1848-1991, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1991

In Memoriam: Prior Appropriation, 1848-1991, Charles F. Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.


Aldo Leopold And Western Water Law: Thinking Perpendicular To The Prior Appropriation Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1989

Aldo Leopold And Western Water Law: Thinking Perpendicular To The Prior Appropriation Doctrine, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Water And The American West: Essays In Honor Of Raphael J. Moses, David H. Getches Jan 1988

Water And The American West: Essays In Honor Of Raphael J. Moses, David H. Getches

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This digital resource contains only an abstract, cover image and table of contents information from the published book.

Print copy of book is available in the University of Colorado’s Wise Law Library: http://lawpac.colorado.edu/record=b131940~S0

Contents: Foreword / [David H. Getches] -- Biographical note : a tribute to a great lawyer / John M. Sayre -- To settle a new land : an historical essay on water law in Colorado and in the American West / Charles F. Wilkinson -- A global perspective on western water / Gilbert F. White -- The international problem with Mexico over the salinity of the lower …


Law And The American West: The Search For An Ethic Of Place, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1988

Law And The American West: The Search For An Ethic Of Place, Charles F. Wilkinson

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The Law Of The American West: A Critical Bibliography Of The Nonlegal Sources, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1987

The Law Of The American West: A Critical Bibliography Of The Nonlegal Sources, Charles F. Wilkinson

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Western Water Law In Transition, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1985

Western Water Law In Transition, Charles F. Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.


Cross-Jurisdictional Conflicts: An Analysis Of Legitimate State Interests On Federal And Indian Lands, Charles F. Wilkinson Jan 1982

Cross-Jurisdictional Conflicts: An Analysis Of Legitimate State Interests On Federal And Indian Lands, Charles F. Wilkinson

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No abstract provided.