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Lost Londons - Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660 (Hardcover)
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Lost Londons - Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660 (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
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A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By
focusing on policing, prosecution, and the language and perceptions
of the authorities and the underclasses, Paul Griffiths explores
the swift growth of London and the changes to its cultures,
communities, and environments. Through a series of thematic
chapters he maps problem areas and people; reconstructs the
atmosphere of the streets; and traces the development of policing
in the city. The book provided the first full study of petty crime
before 1660, analysing worlds and words of crime, criminal rings
and cultures, and tracking changing meanings of crime to reveal
alternative emphases on environmental crimes and crimes committed
by women. It also examines the key roles of Bridewell prison,
hospitals, medical provision, and penal practices, shedding light
on investigation, detection, surveillance, and public prosecution.
Viewed through this fascinating account, the city will never look
the same again.
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