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Crime and punishment in early modern Germany : courts and adjudicatory practices in Frankfurt am Main, 1562-1696 / Maria R. Boes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boes, Maria R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal procedure--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--16th century.
- Criminal procedure.
- Criminal procedure--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--17th century.
- Crime--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--16th century.
- Crime.
- Crime--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--17th century.
- Corrections--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--16th century.
- Corrections.
- Corrections--Germany--Frankfurt am Main--History--17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 279 pages ) illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives. In particular, Frankfurt's Strafenbuch, which records all criminal sentences between 1562 and 1696. Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives. In particular, FrankfurtAEs Strafenbuch, which records all criminal sentences between 1562 and 1696, provides a fascinating insight into contemporary penal trends. Drawing on this and other rich resources, Dr. Boes reveals shifting and fluid attitudes towards crime and punishment and how these were conditioned by issues of gender, class, and social standing within the cityAEs establishment. She attributes a significant role in this process to the steady proliferation of municipal advocates, jurists trained in Roman Law, who wielded growing legal and penal prerogatives.
- Contents:
- pt. I. The city's profile
- pt. II. Criminal detection methods
- pt. III. Cultural and religious/racial impediments
- pt. IV. Gender issues
- pt. V. Sexual behavior
- pt. VI. Military ascendancy
- pt. VII. Desperate acts.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Boes, Maria R. Crime and punishment in early modern Germany.
- ISBN:
- 9781315574783
- 1315574780
- 1-317-15798-2
- 1-4094-7443-7
- 1-4094-3148-7
- OCLC:
- 855022928
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