Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England
| Author | : Frank McLynn |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2013-06-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136093081 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136093087 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (087 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England by : Frank McLynn
Download or read book Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England written by Frank McLynn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McLynn provides the first comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in the eighteenth century: why was England notorious for violence? Why did the death penalty prove no deterrent? Was it a crude means of redistributing wealth?
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