Crime, gender, and social order in early modern England
This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life.
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press
2003.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Cambridge studies in early modern British history. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31910312*spi |
Sumario: | This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life. |
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Descripción Física: | xvi, 310 p. : il |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
ISBN: | 9780511065736 9780511116582 9780511067860 |