London hanged, the: crime and civil society in the eighteenth century
Auteur :
Linebaugh, Peter
Éditeur :
Verso Books
ISBN :
9781859845769
Date de publication :
17 mars 2006
Dimensions :
19,8 x 13,0 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In eighteenth-century London the spectacle of a hanging was not simply a form of punishing transgressors. Rather it evidently served the more sinister purpose - for a privileged ruling class - of forcing the poor population of London to accept the criminalization of customary rights and new forms of private property.