Violence and Crime in Nineteenth Century England: The Shadow of our Refinement

by John Carter Wood

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. It explores the meaning of violence through an accessible mixture of detailed empirical research and a broad survey of cutting-edge historical theory.

The author discusses topics such as street fighting, policing, sports, community discipline and domestic violence and shows how the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138010219
• ISBN13: 9781138010215
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"