Summary
Crime, punishment and popular culture contains trial transcripts, police and forensic reports, police correspondence, newspaper accounts, true crime literature, detective novels, and related ephemera on nineteenth century history, law, literature, and criminal justice. Provides insight into the intersection of law and society starting with the Industrial Revolution, a pivotal era of social change. The collection covers Europe, North America, India, and the Antipodes and includes material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.
Variant and related titles
Title in publisher's brochure: Crime, punishment and popular culture, 1790-1920
At head of title: Crime, 1790-1920