Over the Threshold Kelly Decker ' teachers and

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The contributions to this collection supplement and extend existing scholarship through focusing on two important lines of inquiry

Alvin Goldman explores new frontiers by creating a thoroughgoing social epistemology

Uses a reader-friendly format based on diagnosis of specific disorders and common problems

checking on progress and capturing the learning are key to introducing successful change and developing an organization's capabilities

Over the Threshold Kelly Decker ' teachers andOver the Thresholdis the first in depth work to explore the topic of intimate violence in the American colonies and the early Republic. The essays examine domestic violence in both urban and frontier environments, between husbands and wives, parents and children, and masters and slaves. This compelling collection puts commonly held notions about intimate violence under strict historical scrutiny, often producing surprising results.