Histories of Crime
eBook - PDF

Histories of Crime

Britain 1600-2000

  1. 900 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Histories of Crime

Britain 1600-2000

About this book

Providing a rounded and coherent history of crime and the law spanning the past 400 years, Histories of Crime explores the evolution of attitudes towards crime and criminality over time. Bringing together contributions from internationally acknowledged
experts, the book highlights themes, current issues and key debates in the history of deviance and bad behaviour, including: - Marital cruelty and adultery
- Infanticide
- Murder
- The underworld
- Blasphemy and moral crimes
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- The death penalty and punishment. Individual case studies of violent and non-violent crime are used to explore the human means and motives behind criminal practice. Through these, the book illuminates society's wider attitudes and fears about criminal behaviour and the way in which these influence the law and legal system over time. This fascinating book is essential reading for students and teachers of history, sociology and criminology, as well as anyone interested in Britain's criminal past.

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Yes, you can access Histories of Crime by Anne-Marie Kilday,David Nash in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Social History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780230224704
eBook ISBN
9781137043214
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Moral Crimes and the Law in Britain since 1700
  11. 2 Cruelty and Adultery: Offences against the Institution of Marriage
  12. 3 Desperate Measures or Cruel Intentions? Infanticide in Britain since 1600
  13. 4 ‘Most Intimate Violations’: Contextualising the Crime of Rape
  14. 5 Murder and Fatality: The Changing Face of Homicide
  15. 6 Criminality, Deviance and the Underworld since 1750
  16. 7 Fraud and White-collar Crime: 1850 to the Present
  17. 8 Policing the Populace: The Road to Professionalisation
  18. 9 Execution as Punishment in England: 1750-2000
  19. Further Reading
  20. Index