Medieval Crime and Social Control

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Crime is a matter of interpretation, especially in the Middle Ages, when societies faced with new ideas and pressures were continually forced to rethink what a crime was--and what was a crime. These essays reveal how various forces in medieval society interacted and competed in interpreting and infl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hanawalt, Barbara A., 1941-
Otros Autores: Wallace, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1998.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social history > Medieval.
Social control.
Crime.
Contrôle social > Europe > Histoire.
Histoire sociale > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Criminalite > Europe > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Age)
Controle social > Europe > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Age)
Social history > Medieval, 500-1500.
Social control > Europe > History.
Crime > Europe > History.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Crime is a matter of interpretation, especially in the Middle Ages, when societies faced with new ideas and pressures were continually forced to rethink what a crime was--and what was a crime. These essays reveal how various forces in medieval society interacted and competed in interpreting and influencing mechanisms for social control.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages).
ISBN:9780816689255

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