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Women, crime, and character : from Moll Flanders to Tess of the d'Urbervilles /

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This work draws on law, literature, philosophy and social history to explore fundamental changes in ideas of selfhood, gender and social order in 18th and 19th century England. Lacey argues that these changes underpinned a radical shift in mechanisms of responsibility-attribution, with implications...

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Main Author: Lacey, Nicola
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Feminist jurisprudence.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Social aspects.
Reputation (Law)
Criminal liability.
Féminisme et droit.
Réputation (Droit)
Criminal liability
Feminist jurisprudence
Moll Flanders (Defoe)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy)
Misdadigers.
Vrouwen.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work draws on law, literature, philosophy and social history to explore fundamental changes in ideas of selfhood, gender and social order in 18th and 19th century England. Lacey argues that these changes underpinned a radical shift in mechanisms of responsibility-attribution, with implications for the criminalisation of women.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-144) and index.
ISBN:9780191720185
0191720186