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Focusing on the 'long eighteenth century' this collection of essays charts the transition of British legal proceedings from early scenes of noise and disorder, to a much more rigid and solemn atmosphere by the start of the nineteenth century. Through an investigation as to the extent to wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lemmings, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013.
Subjects:
Criminal courts > Great Britain > History.
Trials > Great Britain > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Great Britain > History.
Crime > Great Britain > History.
Tribunaux criminels > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Procès > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Crime.
Criminal courts.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Trials.
Great Britain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Focusing on the 'long eighteenth century' this collection of essays charts the transition of British legal proceedings from early scenes of noise and disorder, to a much more rigid and solemn atmosphere by the start of the nineteenth century. Through an investigation as to the extent to which legal proceedings may be understood as theatre and counter-theatre; the impact of lawyers' intervention in the courtroom; and the role and impact of print media in relation to trials, the volume opens up fascinating vistas upon the cultural dimensions of Britain's law courts.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409418047
1409418049
1283705605
9781283705608

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