Crime, broadsides and social change, 1800-1850 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bates, Kate
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan Limited, 2020.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Broadside Enigma and its Historical Development
  • 2. Broadsides as Sources: A Methodological Discussion and Overview of Key Findings
  • 3. A 'Barbarous Trade
  • Early Nineteenth Century Broadsides in Social and Historical Context
  • 4. 'A Full and Particular Account
  • Representations of Morality and Justice in Broadside Discourse
  • 5. Collective Representations
  • A Durkheimian Interpretation of Crime Broadsides
  • 6. Ballads of Blood
  • The Form and Function of Crime Narratives
  • 7. Conclusion
  • The Social Significance of Crime Broadsides: Bonding Not Binding.