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The conquest of death : violence and the birth of the modern English state / Matthew Lockwood.
Author
Lockwood, Matthew H.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
©2017
Description
x, 404 pages : map ; 25 cm
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Available Online
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Firestone Library - Stacks
KD7296 .L63 2017
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Subject(s)
Coroners
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England
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History
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Violence
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England
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History
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Great Britain
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Politics and government
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1485-
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History
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Summary note
In his fascinating debut, Matthew Lockwood explores the history of crime, homicide, and suicide in England over four centuries through the office of the coroner. While the office was established to investigate violent or suspicious deaths, Lockwood asserts that the demands of competing parties gradually shaped its systems and transformed England into a modern state earlier than is commonly acknowledged. Weaving together strands of social, legal, economic, and political history, this book will interest scholars across a range of fields. --Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-399) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Restricting private warfare
Coroners and communities
Proving the case
One concept of justice
Economic interest and the oversight of violence
The changing nature of control
A crisis of violence?
Legislation, incentivization, and a new system of oversight.
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Violence and the birth of the modern English state
ISBN
9780300217063 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
0300217064 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016958014
OCLC
961311005
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