This twentieth anniversary edition of Nancy F. Cott’s acclaimed study includes a new preface in which Cott assesses her own and other historian’s development of the concept of domesticity from the 1970s to the 1990s. “Nancy Cott’s Bonds of Womanhood is not just a pioneer work in women’s history. It is a classic. Despite all the work published since; it is still an essential starting place for understanding New England in the early republic.â€Â—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich “Cott; still the best historian of women’s bonds and bondage; foresaw twenty years ago the tendency of domesticity’s bonds to lead both to feminism and the far right. An essential book for understanding today’s women.â€Â—Carolyn Heilbrun Reviews of the earlier edition: “A lovely; gentle; scholarly; and valuable book.â€Â—Doris Grumbach; New York Times Book Review “Women’s history at its best.â€Â—Phyllis Kriegel; New Directions for Women
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. The Deeper QuestionBy GuitarfaceI studied this book in law school. I think the central question of this book is a little deeper than the way the previous reviewer phrased it. The book explores the conflict that occurs when a judge perceives that the law applying to a case before him is not a just one and will result in injustice if applied in the current case. Does the judge simply apply the law; or find some way around it to allow for a just result? This is an interesting question today; given the debate between "strict construction" of the Constitution and Holmes' popular notion that the Constitution is a "living document" whose interpretation must evolve with the times. The chief example used in this book is the infamous Dred Scott decision; in which a slave who had lived for many years on free soil; sued for his freedom; but was turned down by the Supreme Court on Constitutional grounds -- although presumably the judges knew that this was not a just result.3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. One of my favorite bookBy A CustomerJustice Accused addresses why antebellum judges who opposed slavery nonetheless felt powerless to do any thing but enforce it.
