A Fiery & Furious People
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847945139 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 768 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Mr Sharpe is a crime historian of many years and his book's strength lies in its scope, which allows the reader to survey the changes and customs of English society." * Economist * "Sharpe's book will tell you much about the creativity of the human mind when it comes to conceiving of ways to mistreat others." * New Statesman * "A compelling and endlessly fascinating book examining the history of violence in England, A Fiery and Furious People is, like the best history books, one that contrasts our history to our present with startling effect - making this an immediate and gripping read." * Bookbag * "A fascinating romp through history" * Your Fami
And as he looks at the litany of assaults, murders and riots that pepper our history he traces the subtle shifts both in the nature of violence and in people's attitudes to it. How, for example, did popular views of the boys who murdered two-year-old James Burgess in 1861 differ from those expressed when young Jamie Bulger was killed in 1993? Why was it that wife-beating could once be simultaneously legal and so frowned upon that persistent offenders might well end up being ducked in the village pond? What gave rise to particular types of violent criminal medieval outlaws, Georgian highwaymen, Victorian garrotters – and what made them vanish? Throughout, Professor Sharpe draws on an astonishingly wide range of material, from court records to popular ballads to sermons and detective novels, to paint vivid pictures of the nation's criminals and criminal system from medieval times to the present day. An ambitiously wide-ranging exploration of seven centuries of riot, murder and assault, by England's leadin
. His books include Dick Turpin: the Myth of the English Highwayman (2004). JAMES SHARPE has been Professor of History at the University of York since 1997. He has published widely on the subject and is a committee member of the International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice. H