Fiery & Furious People
Lieferzeit: Nicht lieferbar I
Gewicht:
1318 g
Format:
240 x 168 x 63 mm
Beschreibung:
James Sharpe was Professor of History at the University of York from 1997 until his retirement in 2016. He is a leading social historian, with a particular interest in the history of crime. He has published widely on the subject and is a committee member of the International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. His books include Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in England 1550¿1750 (1996) and Dick Turpin: the Myth of the English Highwayman (2004).
Why was it, for example, that wife-beating could at once be simultaneously legal and so frowned upon that persistent offenders might well end up being ducked in the village pond? When did the serial killer first make an appearance in the annals of English crime? This book deals with these questions.