Medieval Crime and Social Control: Volume 16

by Barbara A. Hanawalt

Book Overview

Uses historical and literary insights to consider crime and punishment in the Middle Ages.

Crime is a matter of interpretation, and never was this truer than in the Middle Ages, when societies faced with new ideas and pressures were continually forced to rethink what a crime was-and what was a crime. This collection undertakes a thorough exploration of shifting definitions of crime and changing attitudes toward social control...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816631697
• ISBN13: 9780816631698
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"