{"product_id":"murder-and-mayhem-crime-in-twentiethcentury-britain-9781137290441","title":"Murder and Mayhem Crime in TwentiethCentury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANNE-MARIE KILDAY is Principal Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She researches and publishes on the history of violent crime and the history of female criminality since the early modern period. DAVID NASH is Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published extensively in the areas of the history of blasphemy, blasphemous libel and religious crime for over fifteen years. He is also author of Cultures of Shame: Exploring Crime and Morality in Britain 1650-1900 with Anne-Marie Kilday, with whom he co-edited Histories of Crime: Britain 1600-2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurder and Mayhem provides a timely and accessible study of crime and criminality in twentieth-century Britain. Exploring and contextualising key themes in the history of crime, the text is an invaluable resource for students and researchers alike. * Samantha Pegg, Nottingham Law School, UK *\u003cbr\u003eEvery student of twentieth-century British crime should read this book. Written by experts in the field, each chapter addresses a key theme in the history of crime and criminal justice. Not only do the chapters summarise what we know, but also what we don't about the chosen themes. Students looking for research project ideas will find plenty to inspire them. * Mark Roodhouse, University of York, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Britain in the Twentieth Century, David Nash and Anne-Marie Kilday  Britain's Most 'Wanted': Homicide and Serial Murder since 1900, Anne-Marie Kilday  Serious Property Offending in the Twentieth Century, Lucy Williams and Barry Godfrey  Racial Hate Crime in Britain,David Nash Offences Against Children: Incest and Child Sexual Abuse,Kim Stevenson  Anarchism, Assassination and Terrorismin Modern Britain, Johannes Dillinger  ‘Hope I Die Before I Get Too Old’: Social Rebellion and Social Diseases, Clifford Williamson  Organised Crime, Criminality and the ‘Gangster', Heather Shore  Punishment: The Death Penalty and Incarceration, Helen Johnston  Law Enforcement: Policies and Perspectives,Neil Davie","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019439145303,"sku":"9781137290441","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781137290441.jpg?v=1750780275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/murder-and-mayhem-crime-in-twentiethcentury-britain-9781137290441","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}