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Neuware - Leading historians present a collection of essays on the 18th century legal system in England, and those who passed through it. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781844677160
In the popular imagination, informed as it is by Hogarth, Swift, Defoe and Fielding, the eighteenth-century underworld is a place of bawdy knockabout, rife with colourful eccentrics. But the artistic portrayals we have only hint at the dark reality. In this new edition of a classic collection of essays, renowned social historians from Britain and America examine the gangs of criminals who tore apart English society, while a criminal law of unexampled savagery struggled to maintain stability. Douglas Hay deals with the legal system that maintained the propertied classes, and in another essay shows it in brutal action against poachers; John G. Rule and Cal Winslow tell of smugglers and wreckers, showing how these activities formed a natural part of the life of traditional communities. Together with Peter Linebaugh’s piece on the riots against the surgeons at Tyburn, and E. P. Thompson’s illuminating work on anonymous threatening letters, these essays form a powerful contribution to the study of social tensions at a transformative and vibrant stage in English history. This new edition includes a new introduction by Winslow, Hay and Linebaugh, reflecting on the turning point in the social history of crime that the book represents.
Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:
Cal Winslow is Director of the Mendocino Institute and Fellow in Environmental Politics, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley. Among his books are Labor's Civil War in California and Rebel Rank and File.
Douglas Hay is Professor in Law and History at York University. His books include Criminal Cases on the Crown Side of King's Bench 1740-1800.
E. P. Thompson was an English historian whose many books include The Making of the English Working Class.
For more on Dorothy and Edward Thompson visit their website.
John G. Rule was Professor of History at the University of Southampton until his retirement. He is the author of Albion's People.
Peter Linebaugh is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto, The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged, and he contributes frequently to CounterPunch.
Titel: Albion's Fatal Tree : Crime and Society in ...
Verlag: Verso Okt 2011
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu
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