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By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)
Holly Brewer
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Paperback. In mid-17-century England, people were born into authority based on their social status. By the late 18th century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent. This work explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSP1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful consent affected the whole order of society. As it emerged through religious, political, and legal debates, the concept of meaningful consent challenged the older order of birthright and became central to the development of democratic political ... Read more
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful consent affected the whole order of society. As it emerged through religious, political, and legal debates, the concept of meaningful consent challenged the older order of birthright and became central to the development of democratic political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858325
SKU
V9780807858325
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About Holly Brewer
Holly Brewer is associate professor of history at North Carolina State University.
Reviews for By Birth or Consent: Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)
"By Birth or Consent is an intellectual feast; it is deeply learned and provocative." - The William and Mary Quarterly "[Brewer's] approach yields important new insights into the origins of modern ideas about children and families, as well as the sources of modern Anglo-American political and legal thought and the limits inherent in its promise of political equality for all." ... Read more