Crime, Broadsides and Social Change, 1800-1850

By Kate Bates

List of Illustrations
List of Figures and Maps
Preface
Chapter 1Introduction: The Broadside Enigma and its Historical Development
Chapter 2Broadsides as Sources: A Methodological Discussion and Overview of Key Findings
Chapter 3A 'Barbarous' Trade - Early Nineteenth Century Broadsides in Socialand Historical Context
Chapter 4'A Full and Particular Account' - Representations of Morality and Justice in Broadside Discourse
Chapter 5Collective Representations - A Durkheimian Interpretation ofCrime Broadsides
Chapter 6Ballads of Blood - The Form and Function of Crime Narratives
Chapter 7 Conclusion - The Social Significance of Crime Broadsides: Bonding Not Binding
Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137597887
• ISBN13: 9781137597885
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"