(Source: Palgrave)
Palgrave is publishing a book on the
form, function and meaning of crime and execution broadsides printed in
nineteenth-century Britain.
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book explores the form,
function and meaning of crime and execution broadsides printed in
nineteenth-century Britain. By presenting a detailed discourse analysis of 650
broadsides printed across Britain between the years 1800-1850, this book
provides a unique and alternative interpretation as to their narratives of
crime. This criminological interpretation is based upon the social theories of
Emile Durkheim, who recognised the higher utility of crime and punishment as
being one of social integration and the preservation of moral boundaries. The
central aim of this book is to show that broadsides relating to crime and
punishment served as a form of moral communication for the masses and that they
are examples of how the working class once attempted to bolster a sense of
stability and community, during the transitional years of the early nineteenth
century, by effectively representing both a consolidation and celebration of
their core values and beliefs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Bates is Senior Lecturer in
Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She has extensive
experience of criminal justice, having served as both a police officer and a
civilian caseworker investigating police complaints, and has also served as a
panel member for Children’s Hearings Scotland.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: The Broadside
Enigma and Its Historical Development
Pages 1-16
Broadsides as Sources: A
Methodological Discussion and Overview of Key Findings
Pages 17-40
A ‘Barbarous’ Trade:
Early-Nineteenth-Century Broadsides in Social and Historical Context
Pages 41-86
‘A Full and Particular Account’:
Representations of Morality and Justice in Broadside Discourse
Pages 87-147
Collective Representations: A
Durkheimian Interpretation of Crime Broadsides
Pages 149-186
Ballads of Blood: The Form and
Function of Crime Narratives
Conclusion: The Social
Significance of Crime Broadsides—Bonding Not Binding
Pages 231-238
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