Crime and mentalities in early modern England/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York:
Cambridge University Press,
2002
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| Edition: | 1st paperback ed. |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: 1. Mentalities from crime Part I. Witchcraft: 2. The social meaning of witchcraft, 1560-1680 3. Witches in society and culture, 1680-1750 Part II. Coining: 4. The problem of coiners and the law 5. Towards a solution? coining, state and people Part III. Murder: 6. Crimes of blood and their representation 7. Murder: police, prosecution and proof Conclusion: 8. A transition from belief to certainty?