Crime, courtrooms, and the public sphere in Britain, 1700-1850 /

Crime, courtrooms, and the public sphere in Britain, 1700-1850 /

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Imprint:	Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Criminal courts -- Great Britain -- History. Trials -- Great Britain -- History. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- History. Crime -- Great Britain -- History. Crime. Criminal courts. Criminal justice, Administration of. Trials. Great Britain. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11301764

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Other authors / contributors:	Lemmings, David.
ISBN:	9781409418047 1409418049 1283705605 9781283705608 9781409418030 1409418030
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Focusing on the 'long eighteenth century' this collection of essays charts the transition of British legal proceedings from early scenes of noise and disorder, to a much more rigid and solemn atmosphere by the start of the nineteenth century. Through an investigation as to the extent to which legal proceedings may be understood as theatre and counter-theatre; the impact of lawyers' intervention in the courtroom; and the role and impact of print media in relation to trials, the volume opens up fascinating vistas upon the cultural dimensions of Britain's law courts.
Other form:	Print version: Crime, courtrooms, and the public sphere in Britain, 1700-1850. Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013 9781409418030

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Summary:	Focusing on the 'long eighteenth century' this collection of essays charts the transition of British legal proceedings from early scenes of noise and disorder, to a much more rigid and solemn atmosphere by the start of the nineteenth century. Through an investigation into the extent to which legal proceedings may be understood as theatre and counter-theatre, the impact of lawyers' intervention in the courtroom, and the role and impact of print media in relation to trials, the volume opens up fascinating vistas upon the cultural dimensions of Britain's law courts.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781409418047 1409418049 1283705605 9781283705608 9781409418030 1409418030