Crime, Broadsides and Social Change, 1800-1850 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Kate Bates
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59788-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	1-137-59788-7
Barcode:	9781137597885

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