Violence and crime in nineteenth-century England : the shadow of our refinement /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wood, J. Carter (John Carter), 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge studies in modern British history ; 1.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Violence > England > History > 19th century.
Violence > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
Violence
England
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter Introduction
  • Casting shadows
  • chapter 1 "Speakable" violence
  • Mentality and violence, narrative and counternarrative
  • chapter 2 A useful savagery
  • Violence, civilization and middle-class identity
  • chapter 3 "Vigorous passions and decided actions"
  • Custom and the cultural contexts of violence
  • chapter 4 "The brave old English custom"
  • Dispute, recreation and ritual violence among working-class men
  • chapter 5 "The wrongdoing of the poor man is as open as day"
  • Built space, imagined space, knowledge and violence
  • chapter 6 "Heave half a brick at a stranger"
  • Strategies of violence
  • chapter 7 Conclusion.

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