Crime, Broadsides and Social Change, 1800-1850
Author:   Kate Bates
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2020 ed.
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9781137597885


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   19 February 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Kate Bates
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2020 ed.
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781137597885


ISBN 10:   1137597887
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   19 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Broadside Enigma and its Historical Development.- 2. Broadsides as Sources: A Methodological Discussion and Overview of Key Findings.- 3. A ‘Barbarous’ Trade – Early Nineteenth Century Broadsides in Social and Historical Context.- 4. ‘A Full and Particular Account’ – Representations of Morality and Justice in Broadside Discourse.- 5. Collective Representations - A Durkheimian Interpretation of Crime Broadsides.- 6. Ballads of Blood – The Form and Function of Crime Narratives.- 7. Conclusion - The Social Significance of Crime Broadsides: Bonding Not Binding.

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“This book is well worth reading and deserves a place on the small but growing shelf of studies of nineteenth-century street literature.” (Steve Roud, Folk Music Journal, 2021)


This book is well worth reading and deserves a place on the small but growing shelf of studies of nineteenth-century street literature. (Steve Roud, Folk Music Journal, 2021)


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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.

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