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Women, crime, and character : from Moll Flanders to Tess of the d'Urbervilles / Nicola Lacey.
LIBRA K349 .L33 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lacey, Nicola.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminist jurisprudence.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Social aspects.
- Women.
- Reputation (Law).
- Criminal liability.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 164 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 'Don't go to murder my character': criminal responsibility in the age of Moll Flanders
- 'What is the use of a woman's will?': the demise of Moll in the age of sensibility
- 'The weaker half of the human family'?: responsibility, mind and morals in the age of Tess.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199544363
- 0199544360
- OCLC:
- 228195232
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