(Source: Routledge)
Routledge is
publishing a book on the history of crime in Scotland between the mid-17th
and mid-20th century next month.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Scotland has
often been regarded throughout history as "the violent north", but
how true is this statement? Does Scotland deserve to be defined thus, and upon
what foundations is this definition based? This book examines the history of
crime in Scotland, questioning the labelling of Scotland as home to a violent
culture and examining changes in violent behaviour over time, the role of
religion on violence, how gender impacted on violence and how the level of
Scottish violence fares when compared to incidents of violence throughout the
rest of the UK.
This book offers
a ground-breaking contribution to the historiography of Scottish crime. Not
only does the piece illuminate for the first time, the nature and incidence of
Scottish criminality over the course of some three hundred years, but it also
employs a more integrated analysis of gender than has hitherto been evident.
This book sheds light on whether the stereotypical label given to Scotland as
'the violent north' is appropriate or in any way accurate, and it further
contributes to our understanding of not only Scottish society, but of the
history of crime and punishment in the British Isles and beyond.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anne-Marie
Kilday is Professor of Criminal History and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean at
Oxford Brookes University, UK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Violent
North - Fact or Fiction: Introduction and Context
1. The Violent
North? Fatal Violence, 1660-1960
2. The Violent
North? Sexual Violence, 1660-1960
3. The Violent
North? Violent Assault: Public and Private, 1660-1960
4. The Violent
North? Communal Violence, 1660-1960
5. The Violent
North? Violence for Gain, 1660-1960
6. The Violent
North or The Enterprising Scot, 1660-1960?
The Violent
North: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
More information
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