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Acid Attacks in Britain, 1760–1975 - Katherine D. Watson

Acid Attacks in Britain, 1760–1975

Buch | Softcover
XV, 135 Seiten
2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-27274-5 (ISBN)
CHF 59,90 inkl. MwSt

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.

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). 

1. Introduction.- 2. Facts and Figures.- 3. Motives and Contexts.- 4. Law and Justice.- 5. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence
Zusatzinfo XV, 135 p. 4 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern Rechtsgeschichte
Schlagworte corrosive fluids • criminal justice system • legal records • newspaper reports • premeditated crime
ISBN-10 3-031-27274-9 / 3031272749
ISBN-13 978-3-031-27274-5 / 9783031272745
Zustand Neuware
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