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A drunkard's defense : alcohol, murder, and medical jurisprudence in nineteenth-century America / Michele Rotunda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rotunda, Michele, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drunkenness (Crime)--Law and legislation--United States--History.
- Drunkenness (Crime).
- Defense (Criminal procedure)--United States--History.
- Defense (Criminal procedure).
- History.
- Drunkenness (Crime)--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- "Not the result of drink"
- "A victim of intemperance"
- "Not capable of entertaining this specific intent"
- "The broad resemblances between insanity and drunkenness"
- "They are simply drunk"
- "An apology for sin and for crime."
- Notes:
- "In memory of Susan R. Schrepfer."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781613767993
- 1613767994
- Publisher Number:
- 40030372206
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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