{"product_id":"9780230224698","title":"Histories of Crime Britain 1600-2000","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHistories of Crime\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBritain 1600-2000\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnne-Marie Kilday | David Nash\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding a rounded and coherent history of crime and the law spanning the past 400 years, \u003ci\u003eHistories of Crime\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolution of attitudes towards crime and criminality over time. Bringing together contributions from internationally acknowledged\u003cbr\u003eexperts, the book highlights themes, current issues and key debates in the history of deviance and bad behaviour, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Marital cruelty and adultery\u003cbr\u003e- Infanticide\u003cbr\u003e- Murder\u003cbr\u003e- The underworld\u003cbr\u003e- Blasphemy and moral crimes\u003cbr\u003e- Fraud and white-collar crime\u003cbr\u003e- The death penalty and punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndividual case studies of violent and non-violent crime are used to explore the human means and motives behind criminal practice. Through these, the book illuminates society's wider attitudes and fears about criminal behaviour and the way in which these influence the law and legal system over time. This fascinating book is essential reading for students and teachers of history, sociology and criminology, as well as anyone interested in Britain's criminal past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eANNE-MARIE KILDAY is Principal Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She researches and publishes on the history of violent crime and the history of female criminality since the early modern period. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID NASH is Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published extensively in the areas of the history of blasphemy, blasphemous libel and religious crime for over fifteen years. He is also author of Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain 1650-1900 (with Anne-Marie Kilday).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 July 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed Globe Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230224698\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e900\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57327345533068,"sku":"9780230224698","price":157.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_76eba67f-3815-4e3f-a5c2-16c5edc87507.jpg?v=1789055810","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780230224698","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}