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Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain 1600-1900
David Nash
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Description for Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain 1600-1900
Hardback. The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900, showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and social relations. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900, showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and social relations.
The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900, showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and social relations.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230525702
SKU
V9780230525702
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About David Nash
DAVID NASH is Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published widely on the history of Secularism in Britain. Most recently he has published internationally renowned works on the history of blasphemy in Britain and the Christian world and other works on the relationship between crime, law and culture. ANNE-MARIE KILDAY is Principal ... Read more
Reviews for Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain 1600-1900
'A stimulating (and rare) attempt to link the micro-history of crime to broader intellectual developments in penology and criminal law. This represents a major addition to the field of British social and cultural history, as well as criminal justice history.' - Neil Davie, Universite Lyon 2, France ... Read more