Rural conflict, crime, and protest : Herefordshire, 1800 to 1860 /
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| Author / Creator: | Shakesheff, Timothy, 1952- |
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| Imprint: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2003. |
| Description: | viii, 230 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5059960 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Rebels without a clue? The nature of rural protest in Herefordshire, 1800-60
- 2. 'A painful scene of crime, depravity and misery': rural poverty and crime
- 3. 'To overawe those vagabonds who infest the county': policing rural Herefordshire
- 4. Rustlers, social criminals or common thieves? Sheep-stealing in rural Herefordshire
- 5. Criminal women, crop deprivators and crop-thieves
- 6. 'Give him a good un': social crime, poaching and the Game Laws
- 7. 'Vile' and 'evil-disposed persons': incendiarism and animal-maiming
- Conclusion: the rural poor in Herefordshire, c.1800-60 - assertive criminals or silent victims?
