Introduction: The politics of domestic authority in Britain since 1800

The Politics of Domestic Authority in Britain since 1800

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-24

  Griffin, Ben ^a   Delap, Lucy ^b   Wills, Abigail ^c  

^a GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b St Catharine's College   (United Kingdom)

^c BRASENOSE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230250796     Document Type: Editorial

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