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Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Malcolm Gaskill
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Series | Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:396 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521531184
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Classifications | Dewey:364.942 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
30 January 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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
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