Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere: The Social Discovery of Moral Panic in Eighteenth Century London

by Christopher Hamerton

Devilry, Deviance, and Public Sphere draws on criminology and social theory to explore and expand social historical themes in the analysis of perceptions of deviance and crime in the eighteenth century. Developing the theoretical device of Folk Devils and Moral Panics, instigated by Stanley Cohen and developed by Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda, the book explores the social discovery of, and public response to, crime and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031148851
• ISBN13: 9783031148859
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"