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Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Malcolm Gaskill
SeriesCambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:396
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9780521531184
ClassificationsDewey:364.942
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 January 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Crime and the law have now been studied by historians of early modern England for more than a generation. This book attempts to reach further than most conventional treatments of the subject, to explore the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution, and to recover their hidden social meanings. It also examines in detail the crimes of witchcraft, coining--counterfeiting and coin-clipping--and murder, in order to reveal new and important insights into how the thinking of ordinary people was transformed between 1550 and 1750.

Reviews

'... the book is a pioneering monument to the complexity of early modern mental worlds and the profound shifts they underwent.' The Historical Journal