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Combining a vivid analysis of criminal records and public debate with theories from cultural studies, anthropology and social geography, this book contributes t

This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. I

"The essays in this book set out to explore the ways in which Victorians used newspapers to identify the causes of bad behavior and its impacts, and the ways in

A collection of essays, based on original research delivered at one of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland's recent annual conferences.--Bac

Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners investigates the Essex poisoning trials of 1846 to 1851 where three women were charged with using arsenic to kill children,