Combining a vivid analysis of criminal records and public debate with theories from cultural studies, anthropology and social geography, this book contributes t

This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. I

A collection of essays, based on original research delivered at one of the Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland's recent annual conferences.--Bac

"The essays in this book set out to explore the ways in which Victorians used newspapers to identify the causes of bad behavior and its impacts, and the ways in

Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners investigates the Essex poisoning trials of 1846 to 1851 where three women were charged with using arsenic to kill children,