Intimate lies and the law - Hasday, Jill Elaine (New York, NY Oxford University Press, 2019)
Why do people deceive their intimates? -- Why does intimate deception work? -- What injuries can intimate deceivers inflict? -- A legal history of intimate deception -- Modern law's sharp divide between deception within and outside intimacy -- The legal protection of ordinary deception in courtship, sex, and marriage -- Intimate deception outside of romantic, sexual, or marital relationships -- Work to be done -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-285) and index.
Keywords: Domestic relations -- Electronic books -- United States; Fraud -- Social aspects -- United States