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Bastards

by Matthew Gerber

IllegitimacyIllegitimate childrenLegal status, lawsHistoryFrance, history

Tracing the historical evolution of legal debates over the rights and disabilities of children born out of wedlock in early modern France, this text offers a political history of the family from the oblique perspective of those who were theoretically excluded from it.

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Book data: Open Library