ENGLISH

Crime and Justice in Late Medieval Italy

By Trevor Dean

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9780521864480, 0521864488
Open Library ID
OL22757920M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5440914 bytes)
Pages
239\239
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

In this important study, Trevor Dean examines the history of crime and criminal justice in Italy from the mid-thirteenth to the end of the fifteenth century. The book contains studies of the most frequent types of prosecuted crime such as violence, theft and insult, along with the rarely prosecuted sorcery and sex crimes. Drawing on a diverse and innovative range of sources, including legislation, legal opinions, prosecutions, chronicles and works of fiction, Dean demonstrates how knowledge of the history of criminal justice can illuminate our wider understanding of the Middle Ages. Issues and instruments of criminal justice reflected the structure and operation of state power; they were an essential element in the evolution of cities and they provided raw material for fictions. Furthermore, the study of judicial records provides insight into a wide range of social situations, from domestic violence to the oppression of ethnic minorities.

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