Secret sins : sex, violence and society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920 /

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Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, 'Secret Sins'. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, viciou...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davies, Russell, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Social problems > Wales > Carmarthenshire > History.
Social Conditions > history
Crime > history
Sex Offenses > history
Violence > history
Problèmes sociaux > Pays de Galles > Carmarthenshire > Histoire.
British & Irish history.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
Southwest Wales.
c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1)
c 1900 > c 1914.
c 1800 to c 1900.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Social problems
Criminaliteit.
Geweldsdelicten.
Carmarthenshire (Wales) > Social conditions.
Carmarthenshire (Wales) > History.
Carmarthenshire (Wales) > Social life and customs.
Wales > Carmarthenshire
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Private Lives, Public Witnesses: The Individual and Society in Carmarthenshire; A Sense of Place; A Psychic Crisis? The Social Contextof Mental Illness and Suicide; 'Secret Sins': Crime and Protest; Sexuality and Tension; Spiritual Skeletons: Religion, Superstitionand Popular Culture; Conclusion: Carmarthenshire and Welsh Society; Notes; Index; Back Cover.

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