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Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England McLynn Frank

Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England By McLynn Frank

Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England by McLynn Frank

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McLynn provides the first comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in the eighteenth century: why was England notorious for violence? Why did the death penalty prove no deterrent? Was it a crude means of redistributing wealth?

Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England Summary

Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England by McLynn Frank

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McLynn's fourth book on the 18th century, his seventh book in the last eight years. Previous publications include The Jacobites (1985, sales 2,400 Hb), and Charles Edward Stuart (1988, sales 1,800)

Superb popular history but also deals with one of the most flourishing research areas

Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England Reviews

`(Frank McLynn's) grasp of his subject is masterly, his arguments are lucid, and his research daunting.' - The Times

`Scholarly, sensible and acute ... McLynn's book is the most valuable contribution to the history of crime and punishment ...' - Christopher Hibbert, The Sunday Times

`Comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in 18th-century England.'' - British Book News

` ... the author has been assiduous in his research and produced an absorbing and alarming study of a society in disarray.' - Peter Parker, The Listener

About McLynn Frank

Frank McLynn

Table of Contents

1: London; 2: Law Enforcement; 3: Homicide; 4: Highwaymen; 5: Property Crime; 6: Women (1); 7: Women (2); 8: Crimes of the Powerful; 9: High Treason; 10: Smuggling; 11: Poaching; 12: Rioting; 13: Theories on Crime and Punishment; 14: Execution; 15: Secondary Punishment; 16: Crime and Social Change; 17: The Impact of War

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NPB9780415010146
9780415010146
0415010144
Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England by McLynn Frank
McLynn Frank
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1989-10-26
440
N/A
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