A cartographic exposition of the 19th century's most dramatic and intriguing murders from the world's most crime-ridden cities and regions.
Drew Gray Libri
Drew Gray è uno storico sociale specializzato nella storia del crimine e della punizione durante il XVIII e XIX secolo. Il suo lavoro esamina meticolosamente l'evoluzione dei sistemi legali e degli atteggiamenti sociali verso la trasgressione. La competenza accademica di Gray è caratterizzata da un profondo impegno con le fonti primarie, esplorando le dinamiche sociali che hanno plasmato le risposte storiche al crimine. La sua ricerca offre prospettive illuminanti sulle complesse problematiche durature della giustizia e sul suo impatto attraverso diverse epoche.
A new account of urban Victorian life told through the dubious day-to-day of London's police courts. Nether World presents a rich, often humorous glimpse into everyday life in Victorian London through a revealing account of nineteenth-century police courts. People of all classes brought complaints to this court about those who had hurt, abused, or stolen from them--drunks, pickpockets, wife-beaters, and fraudsters--who were each in their turn judged by magistrates wielding broad summary powers. Delving into underexamined court records and the pages of a fast-developing newspaper industry, Drew D. Gray offers a fresh description of a vibrant, ever-changing metropolis and considers ongoing issues such as poverty, homelessness, violence, substance abuse, prostitution, and--of course--crime.
Jack and the Thames Torso Murders
- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Using contemporary sources and modern profiling techniques, the authors flag- up a hitherto little-known suspect as London's most infamous mass-murderer.