Crime, broadsides and social change, 1800-1850 /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan Limited,
2020.
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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.