The London Hanged: Crime And Civil Society In The Eighteenth Century

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The London Hanged: Crime And Civil Society In The Eighteenth Century

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 was not simply a form of punishing transgressors.

Rather it evidently served the most sinister purpose â€“ for a prvileged ruling class â€“ of forcing the poor population of London to accept the criminalization of customary rights and the new forms of private property. Necessity drove the city’s poor into inevitable conflict with the changing property laws, such that all the working-class men and women of London had good reason to fear the example of Tyburn’s Triple Tree.

In this new edition Peter Linebaugh reinforces his original arguments with responses to his critics based on an impressive array of historical sources. As the trend of capital punishment intensifies with the spread of global capitalism, The London Hanged also gains in contemporary relevance.

Country	USA
Author	Peter Linebaugh
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Verso
EAN	9781859845769
Edition	2
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1859845762
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
MPN	Illustrations, maps
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	522
PartNumber	Illustrations, maps
PublicationDate	2006-02-16
Publisher	Verso
ReleaseDate	2006-03-17
Studio	Verso

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