Albion''s Fatal Tree - Crime and Society in Eighteenth-Century England

Zusatztext “Close! meticulous scholarship! imagination! a joyous use of literary and ‘qualitative’ evidence ... and the driving force of commitment make it memorable.”— The Guardian “Immensely advances our understanding both of Hanoverian England and of the relationship between law and society in general.”—Keith Thomas! author of Religion and the Decline of Magic “Provocative! full of insights into neglected phases of eighteenth-century social history! and at times profound.”—J. H. Plumb! The Observer “Erudite ... and elegantly pungent.”—Claud Cockburn! author of Beat the Devil and Aspects of English History Informationen zum Autor Cal Winslow is Director of the Mendocino Institute and Fellow in Environmental Politics, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley. Among his books are Labor's Civil War in California and Rebel Rank and File . Douglas Hay is Professor in Law and History at York University. His books include Criminal Cases on the Crown Side of King's Bench 1740-1800 . E. P. Thompson was an English historian whose many books include The Making of the English Working Class . For more on Dorothy and Edward Thompson visit their website. John G. Rule was Professor of History at the University of Southampton until his retirement. He is the author of Albion's People . Peter Linebaugh is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto , The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged , and he contributes frequently to CounterPunch . Klappentext Leading historians present a collection of essays on the 18th century legal system in England, and those who passed through it. Zusammenfassung Leading historians present a fascinating collection of essays on the eighteenth century legal system and those who passed through it. ...

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• Authors: Douglas Hay, Douglas Linebaugh Hay, Hay Douglas, Peter Linebaugh, John G Rule, John G. Rule, E P Thompson, E. P. Thompson, E.P. Thompson, Cal Winslow, Cal Hay Winslow, Winslow Cal
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2011
• EAN: 9781844677160
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-716-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, C 1700 To C 1800