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This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of the largely urban offence once known as vitriol throwing because the substance most commonly used was strong sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol. A relatively rare form of assault, it was motivated largely by revenge or jealousy and, because it was specifically designed to blind and mutilate, commonly targeted the victim’s face. The incidence of what was thus widely acknowledged to be an exceptionally cruel crime plateaued in the period 1850–1930 amid a sometimes surprisingly lenient legal response, before declining as a result of post-war social changes. In examining the factors that influenced both the crime and its punishment, the book makes an important contribution to criminal justice history by illuminating the role of gender, law and emotion from the perspective of both victim and perpetrator.
Pages
135 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2023-10-09
Marque
Palgrave Pivot
EAN papier
9783031272714
EAN PDF
9783031272721
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1
Nombre pages imprimables
13
Taille du fichier
3799 Ko
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52,24 €
EAN EPUB
9783031272721
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
13
Taille du fichier
3666 Ko
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52,24 €

Katherine D. Watson is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Her research interests focus on topics where medicine, crime and the law intersect, particularly in Britain since the seventeenth century. She is the author of Medicine and Justice: Medico-Legal Practice in England and Wales, 1700–1914 (2020). 

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