Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland

A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of major legislative changes.

List of contents

Introduction
Scottish Crime and Scottish Women: Undiscovered Voices and Undiscovered Vices?
Scots Law in the Age of Enlightenment
Homicide
Infanticide
Assault
Popular Disturbances
Robbery
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Anne-Marie Kilday

Summary

A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of major legislative changes.

Product details

• Authors: Anne-Marie Kilday
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9780861933303
• ISBN: 978-0-86193-330-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories