Crime, courtrooms and the public sphere in britain, 1700-1850
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032925325
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
460 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Focusing on the 'long eighteenth century' this collection of essays charts the transition of British legal proceedings from early scenes of noise and disorder, to a much more rigid and solemn atmosphere by the start of the nineteenth century. Through an investigation into the extent to which legal proceedings may be understood as theatre and counte