ISBN:
0511008759
,
9780511008757
,
9781139051897
,
113905189X
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 377 pages
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Griffiths, Paul [Rezension von: Gaskill, Malcolm, Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England] 2001
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in early modern British history
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Gaskill, Malcolm Crime and mentalities in early modern England
Keywords:
Crime History.
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Murder Social aspects
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Witchcraft Social aspects
;
Counterfeits and counterfeiting Social aspects
;
Criminal justice, Administration of Social aspects
;
Criminalité Histoire.
;
Crime History
;
England
;
Criminalité Histoire
;
Angleterre
;
Crime History
;
Crime History.
;
Murder Social aspects
;
Witchcraft Social aspects
;
Counterfeits and counterfeiting Social aspects
;
Criminal justice, Administration of Social aspects
;
Criminalité Histoire.
;
Murder Social aspects
;
England
;
Witchcraft Social aspects
;
England
;
Counterfeits and counterfeiting Social aspects
;
England
;
Criminal justice, Administration of Social aspects
;
England
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Criminology
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Crime
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Mentalität
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Verbrechen
;
Mentaliteitsgeschiedenis
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Criminaliteit
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Rechtspraak
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History
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Kriminalität
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England Social conditions 16th century.
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England Social conditions 17th century.
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England Social conditions 16th century.
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England Social conditions 17th century.
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England Social conditions
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16th century
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England Social conditions
;
17th century
;
England
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England
;
England
;
England
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653
;
s
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Crimen
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Inglaterra
;
Historia.
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653
;
s
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Crimen
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Inglaterra
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Historia.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books History
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England
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Kriminalität
;
Geschichte 1550-1750
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England
;
Kriminalität
;
Geschichte 1550-1750
Abstract:
Mentalities from crime -- The social meaning of witchcraft, 1560-1680 -- Witches in society and culture, 1680-1750 -- The problem of coiners and the law -- Towards a solution? Coining state and people -- Crimes of blood and their representation -- Murder: police, prosecution and proof -- A transition from belief to certainty?
Abstract:
"Crime and Mentalities in Early Modern England 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." "Conversely, the book exploits crime to shed light on the long-term development of English mentalities in general. To this end, three serious crimes - witchcraft, coining (counterfeiting and coin-clipping) and murder - are examined in detail, using a wide range of primary sources, revealing insights into how religious reform, state formation, secularisation, and social and cultural change (for example, the spread of literacy and the availability of print) may have transformed the thinking and outlook of most ordinary people between 1550 and 1750"--Jacket
Description / Table of Contents:
Mentalities from crime -- The social meaning of witchcraft, 1560-1680 -- Witches in society and culture, 1680-1750 -- The problem of coiners and the law -- Towards a solution? Coining state and people -- Crimes of blood and their representation -- Murder: police, prosecution and proof -- A transition from belief to certainty?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-364) and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003
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