Anne Orthwood's bastard [[electronic resource] ] : sex and law in early Virginia / / John Ruston Pagan

• Autore: Pagan John Ruston
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 222 p. : map
• Disciplina: 364.15/3
• Soggetto topico: Sex and law - Virginia - History - 17th century; Illegitimacy - Virginia - History - 17th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-211) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Anne Orthwood, Indentured Servant -- 2 William Kendall, Parvenu -- 3 William Waters, Gentleman -- 4 John Stringer, Presiding Justice -- 5 Robert Hutchinson, Clerk of Court -- 6 Eleanor Gething, Midwife -- 7 John Waterson, Trial Jury Foreman -- 8 John Kendall, Putative Father -- 9 John Stockley, Grand Jury Foreman -- 10 Jasper Orthwood, Free Man -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Anne Orthwood's Bastard" tells the story of a maidservant from Bristol, England who emigrated to Virginia's Eastern Shore in 1662, became pregnant by a caddish nephew of a colonial politician, and died in childbirth, leaving an illegitimate son and a host of knotty legal problems. Through a study of the four cases stemming from this birth and the people involved, Pagan uses the community's response to illuminate the emerging distinctiveness of early American law. He argues that the peculiar structure of Virginia's economy and labour system accounts for many of the differences between colonial and English law, and contends that Virginia leaders skilfully shaped legal doctrines and institutions to serve their own agenda.
• Titolo autorizzato: Anne Orthwood's bastard
• ISBN: 1-60256-452-3; 9786612367366; 1-4237-3532-3; 0-19-988177-4; 1-280-53529-6; 1-282-36736-6; 9786610535293; 0-19-803306-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823370903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II