Over the Threshold Kelly Decker Perhaps no other nation is

Perhaps no other nation is or has ever been as religiously diverse as the United States

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Alvin Goldman explores new frontiers by creating a thoroughgoing social epistemology

he weighs the role of geography and locale

With contributions from key scholars of Asian art and culture

Over the Threshold Kelly Decker Perhaps no other nation isOver the Thresholdis the first in depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The essays examine domestic violence in both urban and frontier environments, between husbands and wives, parents and children, and masters and slaves. This compelling collection puts commonly held notions about intimate violence under strict historical scrutiny, often producing surprising results.