Malcolm Gaskill, Crime and mentalities in early modern England

Malcolm Gaskill is one of a number of young British historians who have studied crime and related matters in the early modern period, and is the author of a number of incisive articles in the field. The publication of this book, in effect a revised and expanded version of his Cambridge Ph.D. thesis...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sharpe, J.A.
Μορφή: Article ou chapitre numérique
Γλώσσα:Anglais
Έκδοση: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Διαθέσιμο Online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Περίληψη:Malcolm Gaskill is one of a number of young British historians who have studied crime and related matters in the early modern period, and is the author of a number of incisive articles in the field. The publication of this book, in effect a revised and expanded version of his Cambridge Ph.D. thesis, marks an important addition to the literature on the subject.Gaskill concentrates on three aspects of serious crime: witchcraft, coining, and homicide. In all three areas, he is anxious to distan...