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A History of Murder

Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present

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Polity


Paru le : 2013-04-18



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This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. From medieval vendettas to stylised duels, from the crime passionel of the modern period right up to recent public anxieties about serial killings and underworld assassinations, the book offers a richly illustrated account of murder’s metamorphoses.

In this original and compelling contribution, Spierenburg sheds new light on several important themes. He looks, for example, at the transformation of homicide from a private matter, followed by revenge or reconciliation, into a public crime, always subject to state intervention. Combining statistical data with a cultural approach, he demonstrates the crucial role gender played in the spiritualisation of male honour and the subsequent reduction of male-on-male aggression, as well as offering a comparative view of how different social classes practised and reacted to violence.
This authoritative study will be of great value to students and scholars of the history of crime and violence, criminology and the sociology of violence. At a time when murder rates are rising and public fears about violent crime are escalating, this book will also interest the general reader intrigued by how our relationship with murder reached this point.
Pages
300 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2013-04-18
Marque
Polity
EAN papier
9780745643779
EAN PDF
9780745675220
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Nombre pages imprimables
280
Taille du fichier
2683 Ko
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65,62 €
EAN EPUB
9780745658636
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
0
Nombre pages imprimables
300
Taille du fichier
1065 Ko
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21,52 €

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