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Michael Grossberg

Book Chapters

Michael Grossberg

Sally M. Reahard Professor of History and Professor of Law


History and the Disciplining of Plagiarism, in ORIGINALITY, IMITATION, AND PLAGIARISM: TEACHING WRITING IN THE DIGITAL AGE (Martha Vicinus and Caroline Eisner, Eds.). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2008.

Family Law in Indiana: A Domestic Relations Crossroad (with Amy Elson), in THE HISTORY OF INDIANA LAW (David J. Bodenhamer and Randall T. Shepard, Eds.). Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2006.

Duped Dads and Discarded Children: A Historical Perspective on Genetic Testing in Child Custody Cases, in GENETIC TIES AND THE FAMILY: THE IMPACT OF PATERNITY TESTING ON PARENTS AND CHILDREN (Mark A. Rothstein, et al., Eds.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.

Children and the Law in the United States: A Historical Overview, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD: IN HISTORY AND SOCIETY (Paula Fass, Ed.). New York: Macmillan, 2003.

A Protected Childhood: The Emergence of Child Protection in America, in AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE AND THE HISTORICAL IMAGINATION. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003.

Child Welfare in the United States, 1820-1935, in A CENTURY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (Bernadine Dohrn, et al., Eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002.

Warring Spouses: Teaching the History of Family Law, in FROM COURTROOM TO CLASSROOM: THE LINCOLN LEGAL PAPERS CURRICULUM (Dennis E. Suttles and Daniel W. Stowell, Eds.). Springfield, IL: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2002.

Giving the Present a Past? Family Law in the United States, 1950-2000, in CROSS CURRENTS: FAMILY LAW IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND, 1950-2000 (Sanford N. Katz, et al., Eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Citizens and Families: A Jeffersonian Vision of Domestic Relations and Generational Change, in THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE EDUCATION OF A CITIZEN (James Gilbreath, Ed.). Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1999.

The Politics of Professionalism: The Creation of Legal Aid and the Strains of Political Liberalism in America, 1900-1930, in LAWYERS AND THE RISE OF WESTERN POLITICAL LIBERALISM (Terence C. Halliday and Lucien Karpik, Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Battling Over Motherhood in Philadelphia: A Study of Antebellum Trial Courts As Arenas of Conflict, in CONTESTED STATES: LAW, HEGEMONY, AND RESISTANCE (Mindie Lazarus-Black and Susan F. Hirsch, Eds.). New York: Routledge, 1994.

Legal Rights for Children?: A Historical Look at a Continuing Legal Paradox, in CHILDREN AT RISK IN AMERICA: HISTORY, CONCEPTS, AND PUBLIC POLICY (Roberta L. Wollons, Ed.). Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993.

“Family and Children,” “Marriage,” “Illegitimacy,” and “Inheritance”, in THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (Kermit Hall, Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Institutionalizing Masculinity: The Bar As a Man’s Profession, in MEANINGS FOR MANHOOD: MASCULINITY IN VICTORIAN AMERICA (Mark C. Carnes and Clyde Griffen, Eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

Courts and Lawyers in Cleveland, 1800 - Present, in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLEVELAND HISTORY (David D. Van Tassel and John J. Grabowski, Eds.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1987.