Violence and Crime in Nineteenth Century England

<p>This book illuminates the origins and development of violence as a social issue by examining a critical period in the evolution of attitudes towards violence. It explores the meaning of violence through an accessible mixture of detailed empirical research and a broad survey of cutting-edge historical theory.</p><p>The author discusses topics such as street fighting policing sports community discipline and domestic violence and shows how the nineteenth century established enduring patterns in views of violence.</p><p><em>Violence and Crime in Nineteenth-Century England</em> will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers of modern British history social and cultural history and criminology.</p>