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This work provides a detailed history of infanticide in mainland
Britain from 1600 to the modern era for the very first time. It
examines continuity and change in the nature and characteristics of
new-born child murder in Scotland, England and Wales over a
chronology of more than four centuries. Alongside offering a
comparative analysis of the types of individuals suspected of the
offence, and a detailed appreciation of the different ways in which
the crime was carried out, the work also exposes the broad nexus of
causal factors which underpinned its enactment. In addition, the
work investigates the evolving attitude in social, medical and
legal contexts to the killing of young infants in Britain over a
substantive time period. Thus the work as a whole is both
compelling and innovative as it provides the reader with much more
than a mere history of infanticide. The book also contributes much
to our understanding of criminal history, gender history, legal
history, medical history and social history in its analyses of the
different contexts allied to the offence. It does this also through
its exploration of the complex characteristics of accusers,
commentators and perpetrators across cultures, borders and time.
The killing of new-born children is an intensely emotional and
emotive subject. The hidden nature of this crime has made it an
area incredibly difficult subject area for historians to approach
up until now. This work provides the first detailed history of
infanticide in mainland Britain from 1600 to the modern era.
The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900,
showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime
in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of
shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and
theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and
social relations.
The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900,
showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime
in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of
shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and
theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and
social relations.
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