Eric H Reiter

Wounded Feelings

Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950

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Produktbeschreibung

Wounded Feelings explores how people brought stories of emotional injury like betrayal, grief, humiliation, and anger before the Quebec courts from 1870 to 1950, and how lawyers and judges translated those feelings into the rational language of law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9781487526986
• ISBN-10: 1487526989
• Artikelnr.: 59917257

Autorenporträt

Eric H. Reiter is an associate professor in the Department of History at Concordia University and a member of the Quebec Bar.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Feelings and the Law in Nineteenth-Century Quebec
2. Shame, Mortification, Disgrace, Dishonour
3. Family Dishonour
4. Bodily Intrusion
5. Betrayal
6. Grief and Mourning
7. Indignation, Anger, Fear
8. Conclusion: From Wounded Feelings to Violated Rights
Abbreviations
Case Citations
Notes
Bibliography
Index