Trials of the Self - Murder, Mayhem and the Remaking of the Mind, 17501830

Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people.

Info autore

Elwin Hofman is a postdoctoral fellow of the Research Foundation - Flanders, KU Leuven

Riassunto

Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elwin Hofman
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781526153142
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5314-2
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Studies in Early Modern European History; Studies in Early Modern Europe
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Western, Legal History, Social and cultural history, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799