The conquest of death : violence and the birth of the modern English state / Matthew Lockwood.

By:

Lockwood, Matthew H [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300227864
0300227868

Other title:

Violence and the birth of the modern English state

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: CONQUEST OF DEATH.DDC classification:

347.42016 23

LOC classification:

KD7296 .L63 2017eb

NLM classification:

2017 I-046
W 611 FE5

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Contents:

Introduction -- Restricting private warfare -- Coroners and communities -- Proving the case -- One concept of ustice -- Economic interest and the oversight of violence -- The changing nature of control -- A crisis of violence? -- Legislation, incentivization, and a new system of oversight.

Summary: 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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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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-399) and index.

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