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Mayhem : post-war crime and violence in Britain, 1748-53 /

Through interlocking stories of duels, highway robberies smuggling, riots, binge drinking and earthquakes, Rogers captures the anxieties of a half-decade and assesses the social reforms contemporaries framed and imagined to deal with the crisis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogers, Nicholas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Through interlocking stories of duels, highway robberies smuggling, riots, binge drinking and earthquakes, Rogers captures the anxieties of a half-decade and assesses the social reforms contemporaries framed and imagined to deal with the crisis.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300189063
0300189060