Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Author | : Erin Sheley |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2020-04-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474450126 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474450121 |
Rating | : 4/5 (121 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries by : Erin Sheley
Download or read book Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the 18th and 19th Centuries written by Erin Sheley and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through interdisciplinary readings of a range of literary and legal texts across a 200-year period, this book uncovers how the cultural narrative affected the development of the law itself in the 18th and 19th centuries in three case studies: adultery, child criminality and rape testimony.