Marsha Garrison is 1901 Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY.
"""Professor Garrison has written a brilliant study that illuminates the social context in which legal regulation of family relationships takes place and the directions family law reforms must take. Essential reading for policymakers, family law and history experts, law students, and everyone interested in the family, the book is sure to take its place alongside the classics in family law scholarship."" Sanford N. Katz, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law Emeritus at Boston College Law School, USA, past President of the International Society of Family Law, and former Chair of the American Bar Association Family Law Section"