Land of White Gloves? - A History of Crime and Punishment in Wales

Land of White Gloves? is an important academic investigation into the history of crime and punishment in Wales. The book will appeal to those who wish to examine the relationships between state control and social practice and explores the material in an accessible way, which will be both useful and fascinating to those interested in the history of Wales and of the history of crime and punishment more generally.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Middle Ages: Victims, Lords and Kings 2. Assimilation and Difference 3. The Eighteenth Century: Courts, Curses and Confinement 4. The Nineteenth Century: The Uniform – and the White Gloves 5. The Twentieth Century: Radicalism, Drugs and Sheep Concluding Remarks.

About the author

Richard Ireland has been researching the history of crime and punishment for many years and has published widely in the area. Richard is a founding committee member of the Welsh Legal History Society and a member of the Board of the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs. He has also contributed to a number of radio and television broadcasts.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Ireland
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138288577
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28857-7
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: History of Crime in the UK and Ireland
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; European History, LAW / Criminal Law / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law