Malcolm Gaskill, Gaskill Malcolm

Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England

Herausgeber: Fletcher, Anthony

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of the cultural contexts of law-breaking and criminal prosecution in England, 1550 1750.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 641g
• ISBN-13: 9780521531184
• ISBN-10: 0521531187
• Artikelnr.: 22035977

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 1. Mentalities from crime
Part I. Witchcraft: 2. The social meaning of witchcraft, 1560-1680
3. Witches in society and culture, 1680-1750
Part II. Coining: 4. The problem of coiners and the law
5. Towards a solution? coining, state and people
Part III. Murder: 6. Crimes of blood and their representation
7. Murder: police, prosecution and proof
Conclusion: 8. A transition from belief to certainty?