The London mob : violence and disorder in eighteenth-century England /
By 1700 London was the largest city in the world, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Very weakly policed, its streets saw regular outbreaks of rioting by a mob easily stirred by economic grievances, politics or religion. If the mob vented its anger more often on property than people, eighteenth-century...
| Основен автор: | Shoemaker, Robert Brink. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Hambledon Continuum,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=265535 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
London mob. |
| Резюме: |
By 1700 London was the largest city in the world, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Very weakly policed, its streets saw regular outbreaks of rioting by a mob easily stirred by economic grievances, politics or religion. If the mob vented its anger more often on property than people, eighteenth-century Londoners frequently came to blows over personal disputes. In a society where men and women were quick to defend their honour, slanging matches easily turned to fisticuffs and slights on honour were avenged in duels. In this world, where the detection and prosecution of crime was the part of the bus. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Originally published: London: Hambledon & London, 2004. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xv, 393 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780826433626 0826433626 |