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Women, Crime, and the Courts in Early Modern England by Garthine Walker (1995, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807845000

ISBN-139780807845004

eBay Product ID (ePID)214059

Product Key Features

Book TitleWomen, Crime, and the Courts in Early Modern England

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Women's Studies, Europe / Great Britain / General, Legal History, Gender & the Law, Criminology

Publication Year1995

IllustratorYes

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreLaw, True Crime, Social Science, History

AuthorGarthine Walker

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-021127

ReviewsAn exciting collection of highly readable essays on highly interesting subjects. Judith Bennett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A fine reassessment of the impact of legal matters on women's lives. American Journal of Legal History, An exciting collection of highly readable essays on highly interesting subjects.Judith Bennett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A fine reassessment of the impact of legal matters on women's lives.American Journal of Legal History

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal364/.082

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisRecent years have witnessed a considerable body of published research on both crime and women in the early modern period. There have been few attempts, however, to synthesize such studies and to examine in detail the relationship between the law and women's lives. This collection of seven original essays explores that relationship by examining the nature and extent of women's criminal activity and surveying the connections between women, their legal position, and their involvement in legal processes. The words, actions, and treatment of women who came before the courts as plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses are examined here in a variety of contexts, ranging from the assertion of a variety of rights to scolding, thieving, and witchcraft. The contributors demonstrate that women were far from passive victims in a male-dominated legal system. As both breakers of the law and important agents of its enforcement, women were far more assertive than their formal legal positions would suggest. The contributors are Garthine Walker, Jenny Kermode, Laura Gowing, Martin Ingram, Jim Sharpe, Malcolm Gaskill, Geoffrey L. Hudson, and Tim Stretton., Recent years have witnessed a considerable body of published research on both crime and women in the early modern period. There have been few attempts, however, to synthesize such studies and to examine in detail the relationship between the law and women?s lives. This collection of seven original essays explores that relationship by examining the nature and extent of women?s criminal activity and surveying the connections between women, their legal position, and their involvement in legal processes. The words, actions, and treatment of women who came before the courts as plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses are examined here in a variety of contexts, ranging from the assertion of a variety of rights to scolding, thieving, and witchcraft. The contributors demonstrate that women were far from passive victims in a male-dominated legal system. As both breakers of the law and important agents of its enforcement, women were far more assertive than their formal legal positions would suggest. The contributors are Garthine Walker, Jenny Kermode, Laura Gowing, Martin Ingram, Jim Sharpe, Malcolm Gaskill, Geoffrey L. Hudson, and Tim Stretton., Recent years have witnessed a considerable body of published research on both crime and women in the early modern period. There have been few attempts, however, to synthesize such studies and to examine in detail the relationship between the law and women's lives. This collection of seven original essays explores that relationship by examining the nature and extent of women's criminal activity and surveying the connections between women, their legal position, and their involvement in legal processes.The words, actions, and treatment of women who came before the courts as plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses are examined here in a variety of contexts, ranging from the assertion of a variety of rights to scolding, thieving, and witchcraft. The contributors demonstrate that women were far from passive victims in a male-dominated legal system. As both breakers of the law and important agents of its enforcement, women were far more assertive than their formal legal positions would suggest.The contributors are Garthine Walker, Jenny Kermode, Laura Gowing, Martin Ingram, Jim Sharpe, Malcolm Gaskill, Geoffrey L. Hudson, and Tim Stretton.

LC Classification Number94-21127 [HV]