 | Crime, Law and Popular Culture in Europe, 1500-1900 Subjects: Humanities; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; History; Social & Cultural History; Legal History; Historical Criminology; Criminal Justice History; This book explores the relationship between crime, law and popular culture in Europe from the sixteenth century onwards. How was crime understood and dealt with by ordinary people and to what degree did they resort to or reject the official law and criminal justice system as a means of dealing with different forms of criminal activity? Richard Mc Mahon is a Research Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. |
