Gender and Petty Violence in London, 1680-1720

by Jennine Hurl-Eamon

Looking at a heretofore overlooked set of archival records of London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Hurl-Eamon reassesses the impact of gender on petty crime and its prosecution during the period. This book offers a new approach to the growing body of work on the history of violence in past societies. By focusing upon low-cost prosecutions in minor courts, Hurl-Eamon uncovers thousands of assaults on the streets of early modern London...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814257291
• ISBN13: 9780814257296
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"