“Sixteen narratives of scintillating detail unveil legal archives from Canada to Australia, South America to Central America, Europe to Africa. The authors share with readers moments of intimacy unmasked in courtrooms—legal power struggles over two centuries of dominance and resistance within families.”
Constance Backhouse, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

“This is a strong collection focusing on intimacy, affect, and emotion as viewed through legal archives. The individual stories told by the authors of Family and Justice in the Archives are compelling, moving, and often tragic. The glimpses and contexts of intimacy that they uncover constitute a major strength and unifying force in the collection. And, the narrative approach,  based most often around the histories of specific individuals or kinds of court cases, not only unites the chapters but also makes the issues accessible to a wide audience.”
Bettina Bradbury, professor emeritus of history, York University, adjunct professor, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand

“Family and Justice in the Archives uses archival sources generated by law and legal processes as a window into better understanding numerous aspects of intimate life and family relations. Each chapter is clearly, concisely and thoughtfully written, carefully researched, and will be of interest to social and legal historians, as well as scholars interested in colonialism and post-colonialism, gender, immigration and migration, and suitable for use in graduate or honours seminars.”
Christopher Frank, professor of history, University of Manitoba

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