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Crime, Broadsides and Social Change, 1800-1850 / by Kate Bates.
Springer Nature - Springer Law and Criminology eBooks 2020 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bates, Kate., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corrections.
- Punishment.
- Critical criminology.
- Criminal behavior.
- Crime--Sociological aspects.
- Crime.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Law--History.
- Law.
- Prison and Punishment.
- Critical Criminology.
- Criminal Behavior.
- Crime and Society.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Legal History.
- Local Subjects:
- Prison and Punishment.
- Critical Criminology.
- Criminal Behavior.
- Crime and Society.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Legal History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2020.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
- Summary:
- This book explores the form, function and meaning of crime and execution broadsides printed in nineteenth-century Britain. By presenting a detailed discourse analysis of 650 broadsides printed across Britain between the years 1800-1850, this book provides a unique and alternative interpretation as to their narratives of crime. This criminological interpretation is based upon the social theories of Emile Durkheim, who recognised the higher utility of crime and punishment as being one of social integration and the preservation of moral boundaries. The central aim of this book is to show that broadsides relating to crime and punishment served as a form of moral communication for the masses and that they are examples of how the working class once attempted to bolster a sense of stability and community, during the transitional years of the early nineteenth century, by effectively representing both a consolidation and celebration of their core values and beliefs. .
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Broadside Enigma and its Historical Development
- 2. Broadsides as Sources: A Methodological Discussion and Overview of Key Findings
- 3. A ‘Barbarous’ Trade – Early Nineteenth Century Broadsides in Social and Historical Context
- 4. ‘A Full and Particular Account’ – Representations of Morality and Justice in Broadside Discourse
- 5. Collective Representations - A Durkheimian Interpretation of Crime Broadsides
- 6. Ballads of Blood – The Form and Function of Crime Narratives
- 7. Conclusion - The Social Significance of Crime Broadsides: Bonding Not Binding.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137597892
- 1137597895
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