Richard Ireland

Land of White Gloves?

A history of crime and punishment in Wales

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Produktbeschreibung

Land of White Gloves? is an important academic investigation into the history of crime and punishment in Wales. The book will appeal to those who wish to examine the relationships between state control and social practice and explores the material in an accessible way, which will be both useful and fascinating to those interested in the history of Wales and of the history of crime and punishment more generally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780415501996
• ISBN-10: 0415501997
• Artikelnr.: 41607309

Autorenporträt

Richard Ireland has been researching the history of crime and punishment for many years and has published widely in the area. Richard is a founding committee member of the Welsh Legal History Society and a member of the Board of the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs. He has also contributed to a number of radio and television broadcasts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Middle Ages: Victims
Lords and Kings 2. Assimilation and Difference 3. The Eighteenth Century: Courts
Curses and Confinement 4. The Nineteenth Century: The Uniform - and the White Gloves 5. The Twentieth Century: Radicalism
Drugs and Sheep Concluding Remarks.