ENGLISH

Men of blood

By Martin J. Wiener

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0521831989, 9780521831987, 9780511166327
Open Library ID
OL22576615M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2992052 bytes)
Pages
314\314
Topic
History
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
Исторические дисциплины;История стран Европы и Аме

Description

This book examines the treatment of violence by men against women in nineteenth-century England. Criminal law came to punish violence more systematically and severely during Victoria's reign because it was promoting a new, more pacific ideal of manliness. Yet, this apparently progressive legal development triggered strong resistance, not only from violent men but others who engaged in arguments about democracy, humanitarianism and patriarchy to establish sympathy with ''men of blood.''

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