Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750

Still the only survey of current research available, this exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little mark on the historical record. It also has a strong historiographical dimension, describing different methodologies for the study of crime, and commenting on the wealth of research literature it has now generated. This new edition fully updated throughout, incorporates new thinking on many issues including gender and crime; changes in punishment; and literary perspectives on crime.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and figures Preface and acknowledgements 1. Definitions, methods and objectives 2. Courts, officers and documents 3. Measuring crime, measuring punishment 4. Controlling the parish
5. The criminal orders of early modern England 6. Social crime and legitimizing notions 7. Elite perceptions and popular images
8. Continuity and change in crime and punishment 1550-1750 Notes and references. Bibliographical note. Index

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James A Sharpe

Zusammenfassung

Still the only general survey of the topic available, this widely-used exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture vividly the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little mark on the historical record. This new edition - fully updated throughout - incorporates new thinking on many issues including gender and crime; changes in punishment; and literary perspectives on crime.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sharpe, J. A. Sharpe, James A Sharpe, James A. Sharpe
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138136809
• ISBN: 978-1-138-13680-9
• Seiten: 296
• Serien: Themes In British Social History; Themes in British Social Histo; Themes In British Social History
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards