Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England
Download or Read eBook Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England PDF 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.
Author | : Frank McLynn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2013-06-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136093081 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136093087 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England by : Frank McLynn
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?