The London Hanged: Crime and Civil Society in the Eighteenth Century - Rilegato

Linebaugh, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1859846386 ISBN 13: 9781859846384

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2003

Riassunto

Peter Linebaugh's groundbreaking history has become an inescapable part of any understanding of the rise of capitalism. In eighteenth-century London the spectacle of a hanging served the purpose of forcing the poor population of London to accept the criminalization of customary rights and new forms of private property. In this new edition Peter Linebaugh reinforces his original arguments with detailed responses to his critics based on an impressive array of historical sources.

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Recensione:

“A bold, sweeping and provocative book ... it offers the most engrossing and stirring slice of London’s history to have appeared in a long time.”—Times Higher Educational Supplement

“A remarkable book ... this is history as it should be written.”—Alec Campbell, Daily Mail

L'autore:

Peter Linebaugh is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto, The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged, and he contributes frequently to CounterPunch.

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• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1859846386
• ISBN 13: 9781859846384
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 484