Prosecution and Punishment: Petty Crime and the Law in London and Rural Middlesex, C.1660-1725
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History Series)
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The law was one of the most potent sources of authority and stability in early modern England. Historians, however, have argued over whether the discretion and flexibility embodied in the judicial system was used as a method of social control, and by focusing their attention on felonies and on the action of the protagonists in judicial decisions they have tended to ignore rich sources of information concerning attitudes towards and experiences of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521068762
ISBN13:9780521068765
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:372 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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