William David Myers

Death and a Maiden

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The compelling, true story of a young German girl accused of murder

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 283
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 164mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780875804378
• ISBN-10: 0875804373
• Artikelnr.: 33079699

Autorenporträt

William David Myers is associate professor of history at Fordham University. He is the author of Poor, Sinning Folk.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Grethe 1. In Brunswick,
Near Hannover City 2. Anatomy of a Crime 3. A Girl, Purportedly a Maiden 4.
Family Values 5. Common Repute: Women and Neighbors 6. Corpus Delicti 7.
Knowledgeable Women: The Midwives' Tale 8. Legal Maneuvering and the
Question of Torture 9. Terror, Torture, and Grethe Schmidt Part II:
Justus10. Case for a Defense 11. Defending Grethe 12. The Thick Wilderness
of Lies 13. The Way to a Confession 14. "Even to the Devil Himself"
Conclusion: Many Vigorous Enemies Notes Bibliography Index