Prosecution and Punishment: Petty Crime and the Law in London and Rural Middlesex, C.1660-1725

by Robert B. Shoemaker

Book Overview

The law was one of the most potent sources of authority and stability in early modern England. Historians, however, have argued over whether the discretion and flexibility embodied in the judicial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521068762
• ISBN13: 9780521068765
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"