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Justice and the Mare's Ale
Alan Macfarlane
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Description for Justice and the Mare's Ale
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 14ill.4M. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
A historically reconstructed detective story, The Justice and the Mare's Ale is a case study brought alive by documents, through which readers can explore the way in which law worked in practice in late - seventeenth century northern England and the ways in which criminal law and ordinary life intersected during that period.
A historically reconstructed detective story, The Justice and the Mare's Ale is a case study brought alive by documents, through which readers can explore the way in which law worked in practice in late - seventeenth century northern England and the ways in which criminal law and ordinary life intersected during that period.
"It is as gripping as a detective story. Actually Alan Macfarlane's new book is a true detective story, set in the Westmorland in the 1680's."
—New Society
"It is an extraordinary story very well told, largely in the words of the original depositions and other ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631130741
SKU
KKE0000176
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99-1
About Alan Macfarlane
Alan Macfarlane is Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of King's College.
Reviews for Justice and the Mare's Ale
‘This admirable work...cannot be overlooked; it must be read.' The Spectator ‘Fascinating.' The Observer ‘It is as gripping as a detective story. Actually Alan Macfarlane's new book is a true detective story, set in the Westmorland in the 1680's.' New Society ‘It is an extraordinary story very well told, largely in ... Read more