Identity, Crime and Legal Responsibility in Eighteenth-Century England (Paperback, 1st ed. 2004)

During the eighteenth century English defendants, victims, witnesses, judges, and jurors spoke a language of the mind. With their reputations or lives at stake, men and women presented their complex emotions and passions as grounds for acquittal or mitigation of punishment. Inside the courtroom the language of excuse reshaped crimes and punishments, signalling a shift in the age-old negotiation of mitigation. Outside the courtroom the language of the mind reflected society's preoccupation with questions of sensibility, responsibility, and the self.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	D. Rabin
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	234
Edition:	1st ed. 2004
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-51716-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	1-349-51716-X
Barcode:	9781349517169

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