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John E. Archer - The Monster Evil - 9781846316838 - V9781846316838
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The Monster Evil

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Description for The Monster Evil Paperback. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Liverpool gained a unique and notorious reputation during the 19th century for being an abnormally violent and criminal place. ‘The Monster Evil’ intends to explore the historical foundations of this stigmatization: were the fears real or an invention of the Victorian newspapers? In answering such questions the book examines Liverpool’s violent crime and how effectively it was policed by the newly established constabulary through the use of local and national press reports, contemporary accounts and police records. In doing so issues relating to public acceptance and tolerance of violence and the police will be explored. All forms of criminal interpersonal ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846316838
SKU
V9781846316838
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About John E. Archer
Dr John E. Archer is an Honorary Research Fellow, Edge Hill University and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Reviews for The Monster Evil
Victorian Liverpool had an unenviable reputation for violence. This book sets out to assess both the scale and variety of Liverpool’s violence, and the means by which it was policed. It has been exhaustively researched and is persuasively argued. It adds significantly to the wider knowledge of, and to the debates about the history of criminal violence ... Read more

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