Trials of the self : murder, mayhem and the remaking of the mind, 1750-1830 /
Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, bu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2021.
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Colección: | Studies in early modern European history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781526153135 1526153130 9781526153159 1526153157 |