Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries
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| Author | : Erin Sheley |
| Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2020-04-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781474450126 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1474450121 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries by : Erin Sheley
Book excerpt: Through interdisciplinary readings of a range of literary and legal texts across a 200-year period, this book uncovers how the cultural narrative affected the development of the law itself in the 18th and 19th centuries in three case studies: adultery, child criminality and rape testimony.
