The London Mob Violence and Disorder in Eighteenth-Century England
| Author/creator | Shoemaker, Robert B. Author |
| Other author | Shoemaker Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hambledon Continuum [Imprint] London : Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited Blue Ridge Summit : National Book Network [Distributor] |
| Description | 416 p. ill 09.460 x 06.350 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <div><div><div>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 business of the citizen, punishment, whether by the pillory, whipping at a cart's tail or hanging at Tyburn, was public and endorsed by crowds. <em>The London Mob: Violence and Disorder in Eighteenth-Century England</em> draws a fascinating portrait of the public life of the modern world's first great city. <br></div></div></div>> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781852855574 |
| ISBN | 1852855576 (UK-Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781852855574 |
| Stock number | 00623519 |
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