Wiley.com
Print this page Share

A History of Murder: Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4378-6
Paperback
300 pages
August 2008, Polity
List Price: US $28.95
Government Price: US $18.52
Enter Quantity:   Buy
A History of Murder: Personal Violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present (0745643787) cover image
This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.
Other Available Formats: Hardcover

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction 1

1 Romeo's Kindred: The Fragility of Life in Medieval Europe 12

2 Sealed with a Kiss: From Acquiescence to Criminalization 43

3 Swords, Knives, and Sticks: The Social Differentiation of Male Fighting 65

4 Patriarchy and its Discontents: Women and the Domestic Sphere 114

5 Marks of Innocence: Babies and the Insane 143

6 M for Less: The Marginalization of Murder, 1800–1970 165

7 The Tables Turned: 1970 to the Present 206

Conclusion 223

Notes 227

References 247

Index 270

Related Titles

General Social & Cultural History

by Andre Gorz, Julie Rose (Translated by)
by Sandra Gunning (Editor), Tera Hunter (Editor), Michele Mitchell (Editor)
by Sandra Cavallo (Editor), David Gentilcore (Editor)
by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat
Back to Top