Lost Londons - Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660

Klappentext A study of the swift growth and transformation of early modern London. Zusammenfassung By focusing on policing! prosecution! and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses! Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth and transformation of early modern London. The book provided the first full study of petty crime before 1660! analysing worlds and words of crime! criminal rings and cultures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: rhetorics and records; Part I. Change: 1. Troubled times; 2. Mapping troubles; 3. Streets; Part II. Crime: 4. Crime: worlds; 5. Crime: words; Part III. Control: 6. Court days; 7. Bodies; 8. Policing: people and policy; 9. Policing: night battles; 10. Policing: process and prosecution; 11. Policing: knowledge; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Griffiths, Griffiths Paul
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2010
• EAN: 9780521174114
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17411-4
• No. of pages: 564
• Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; London, Greater London, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700