Trials of the self : Murder, mayhem and the remaking of the mind, 1750-1830

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Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, bu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Hofman, Elwin
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Place of publication not identified] : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Trials.
Self.
Criminal courts.
Proces > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Proces > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Tribunaux criminels > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Tribunaux criminels > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Moi (Psychologie) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Moi (Psychologie) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Trials > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Trials > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Criminal courts > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Criminal courts > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Self > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Self > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Duellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781526153159

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