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Violence and crime in nineteenth-century England : the shadow of our refinement /
This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. It explores the meaning of violence through an accessible mixture of detailed empirical research and a broad survey of cutting-edge historica...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in modern British history ;
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. It explores the meaning of violence through an accessible mixture of detailed empirical research and a broad survey of cutting-edge historical theory. The author discusses topics such as street fighting, policing, sports, community discipline and domestic violence and shows how the nineteenth century established enduring patterns in views of violence. Violence and Crime in Nineteenth-Century England will be essent. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203391187 9780203391181 9781134332465 1134332467 1134332475 9781134332472 1280032103 9781280032103 |