Homicidal Compulsion and the Conditions of Freedom: The Social and Psychological Origins of Familicide in America's Early Republic Author(s): Daniel A. Cohen Source: Journal of Social History, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Summer, 1995), pp. 725-764 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3788586 Accessed: 10-12-2018 21:29 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at https://about.jstor.org/terms Oxford University Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Social History This content downloaded from 129.22.72.34 on Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:29:06 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms