By Birth or Consent : Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority
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Holly Brewer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0807858323
ISBN-13
9780807858325
Edition
New
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint
The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 26th, 2007
Print length
408 Pages
Weight
580 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 14.90 x 2.70 cms
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In mid-17-century England, people were born into authority based on their social status. By the late 18th century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent. This work explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America.
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. By the late eighteenth century, however, English and American law began to emphasize contractual relations based on informed consent rather than on birth status. Holly Brewer explores how the changing legal status of children illuminates the debates over consent and status in England and America. The struggle over meaningful consent affected the whole order of society. As it emerged through religious, political, and legal debates, the concept of meaningful consent challenged the older order of birthright and became central to the development of democratic political theory.
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