Sascha Auerbach (University of Nottingham)

Armed with Sword and Scales

Law, Culture, and Local Courtrooms in London, 1860-1913

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the relationship between the creation of modern courtrooms and their widespread portrayal in journalism, literature, and popular culture. Sascha Auerbach argues that London's municipal courtrooms shaped the social experience and cultural meanings of law, contested moral norms, and helped determine boundaries of government authority.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Legal History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9781108491556
• ISBN-10: 1108491553
• Artikelnr.: 59549282

Autorenporträt

Sascha Auerbach is a Lecturer in Modern British and Colonial History at the University of Nottingham. A former Fulbright Scholar, he is the author of Race, Law and 'The Chinese Puzzle' in Imperial Britain (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Courtroom Culture; 1. 'Many-Coloured Scenes of Life': The
Police Courts in Metropolitan Culture and Society, 1758-1860; 2. 'A Ruffian
Rightly Punished': Morality and Local Courtrooms in Practice and Portrayal,
1860-1880; 3. 'An Evil Quarter of an Hour About the Precincts': Urban
Reform and Municipal Authority in the Courtroom, 1870-1902; 4. 'Two
Shillings' Worth of Revenge in the Form of a Summons': The Integration of
Courtrooms and Communities in London, 1882-1902; 5. A Poor Woman's Court of
Justice, 1882-1910; 6. 'The Very Centre of Observation and Information':
Constables, Magistrates, and Changing Patterns of Prosecution and
Punishment, 1880-1913; Conclusion: The Historical and Cultural Legacies of
the London Magistrates Courts.