Eveyday Violence in Britian, 1850-1950: Gender and Class

by Shani D'Cruze and Ivor Crewe

Book Overview

The diverse violence of modern Britain is hardly new. The Britain of 1850 to 1950 was similarly afflicted. The book is divided into four parts.

'Getting Hurt' which looks at everyday violence in the home (including a chapter on infanticide).

'Uses and Rejections' two chapters on the use of violence within groups of men and women outside the home (for example, violence within youth gangs, and male violence centred around pubs).

'Going...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582419077
• ISBN13: 9780582419070
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"