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Everyday crime, criminal justice and gender in early modern Bologna /
"Female protagonists are commonly overlooked in the history of crime; especially in early modern Italy, where women's scope of action is often portrayed as heavily restricted. This book redresses the notion of Italian women's passivity, arguing that women's crimes were far too co...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2021.
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| Series: | Crime and city in history ;
v. 5. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Women's roles, institutions, and social control
- 3. The Torrone and the prosecution of crimes
- 4.Denunciations and the uses of justice
- 5. Violence and the politics of everyday life
- 6. Theft and its prosecution
- 7. Conclusion
- Appendix: Information on samples
- Bibliography
- Index