Infanticide and Abortion in Early Modern Germany

By Lewis Brannan Margaret and Margaret Brannan Lewis

Book Overview

Using a wide range of contemporary sources, Lewis presents a nuanced study into the changing nature of infanticide in Germany over three centuries. Infanticide and abortion were complex crimes with a variety of causes, perpetrators and punishments. These crimes and the reaction to them are placed in the wider context of the of the period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032927771
• ISBN13: 9781032927770
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"