Helen Barker, Rape in Early Modern England: Law, History and Criticism
This short Palgrave Pivot book introduces several debates surrounding the historiographical interpretation of statute and common law elements pertaining to rape in medieval and early modern England. Helen Barker addresses with precision several misapprehensions stemming from early research in the 1...
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2024
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Περίληψη: | This short Palgrave Pivot book introduces several debates surrounding the historiographical interpretation of statute and common law elements pertaining to rape in medieval and early modern England. Helen Barker addresses with precision several misapprehensions stemming from early research in the 1980s that continue to frame approaches to the confused issues of rape, ravishment and abduction in recent studies. In this respect, the book’s goal is straightforward: by explaining away consistent... |
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