{"product_id":"nether-world-9781789148541","title":"Nether World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new account of urban Victorian life told through the dubious day-to-day of London's police courts.   Nether World presents a rich, often humorous glimpse into everyday life in Victorian London through a revealing account of nineteenth-century police courts. People of all classes brought complaints to this court about those who had hurt, abused, or stolen from them - drunks, pickpockets, wife-beaters, and fraudsters - who were each in their turn judged by magistrates wielding broad summary powers. Delving into underexamined court records and the pages of a fast-developing newspaper industry, Drew D. Gray offers a fresh description of a vibrant, ever-changing metropolis and considers ongoing issues such as poverty, homelessness, violence, substance abuse, prostitution and - of course - crime.","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887877894487,"sku":"9781789148541","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789148541.jpg?v=1722546710","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nether-world-9781789148541","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}