{"product_id":"9781350437227","title":"Scottish History in 15 Violent Crimes Gender, Society and the Law","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistory in 15\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eScottish History in 15 Violent Crimes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGender, Society and the Law\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLouise Heren | Laura A. Belmonte\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Great Britain \/ Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking fifteen real-life criminal cases prosecuted at the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland between 1700 and 2000, this book explores developments in social attitudes and legal responses to violence.\u003c\/b\u003e From the last execution for witchcraft to the first prosecution for marital rape, as well as cases of murder, poisoning and infanticide,  \u003ci\u003eScottish History in 15 Violent Crimes \u003c\/i\u003eexamines aspects of masculinity, female agency, emancipation and tolerance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing these cases to explore how society has and does perceive different violent crimes, the role of gender, attitudes towards homosexuality, fear of 'the other' and attitudes to capital punishment, Heren compares Scottish examples to others in England and Europe to identify similarities and differences, and to contribute to ongoing debates about gender, crime and the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharting the social and legal developments that emerged in response to violent crime, this book asks why people commit such crimes, who they and their victims were, and how far we have really progressed in our attitudes towards and treatment of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLouise Heren\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Affiliate in the Department of Criminal History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is a specialist in early twentieth-century Scottish social and criminal history, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eSex and Violence in 1920s Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2023).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2026\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\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350437227\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\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378263556236,"sku":"9781350437227","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_de879c24-b1bb-4c1d-a399-dc314f7d9122.jpg?v=1783908284","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350437227","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}