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This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life.

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Review of the hardback: 'This is a meticulously researched and intelligently argued study which accomplishes a fresh and compelling treatment of many issues familiar to historians of crime.' Cultural and Social History
Review of the hardback: 'This book represents the first systematic attempt to view gender, crime and judicial processes in early modern England … This is a fine study of the gendered context of crime …' Journal of Continuity and Change

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Men's non-lethal violence; 3. Voices of feminine violence; 4. Homicide, gender and justice; 5. Theft and related offences; 6. Authority, agency and law; 7. Conclusion.

Crime Gender and Social Order in Early Modern England

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521091176, 978-0521091176
      ISBN10: 0521091179
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      Gender studies, gender groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life.

      Trade Review
      Review of the hardback: 'This is a meticulously researched and intelligently argued study which accomplishes a fresh and compelling treatment of many issues familiar to historians of crime.' Cultural and Social History
      Review of the hardback: 'This book represents the first systematic attempt to view gender, crime and judicial processes in early modern England … This is a fine study of the gendered context of crime …' Journal of Continuity and Change

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Men's non-lethal violence; 3. Voices of feminine violence; 4. Homicide, gender and justice; 5. Theft and related offences; 6. Authority, agency and law; 7. Conclusion.

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