Weapons Law in Western Europe, 1550-2020
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2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-58938-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-58938-1 (ISBN)
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This book is a transnational history of European weapons law that utilises the law and primary sources to trace the development from early portable firearms to modern day weapons.
Challenging many conventional assumptions, this book establishes that weapons control in the current sense is a new phenomenon. Control with possession only became dominant between 1918 and 1939, thereby establishing a high degree of uniformity for the first time. Weapons law is old in Western Europe, but only as a palette of possible solutions. Possession control triumphed as a tool against Communist and Fascist attacks on democracy and remained as an instrument against crime and accidents. It is argued that previously, the laws on possession furthered rather than hindered ownership. For centuries, governments sought security by encouraging trusted men to arm themselves, rather than disarming the suspect. Legislators used a range of carrying restrictions, sometimes many but mostly few, as a tool against armed crime. The author examines attitudes and policies towards power, law, violence, social hierarchy, national defence, and civic freedom.
This volume offers historians and social scientists a new perspective on the long-term development of Western European states and societies, and it will be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate students of history, sociology, and politics.
Challenging many conventional assumptions, this book establishes that weapons control in the current sense is a new phenomenon. Control with possession only became dominant between 1918 and 1939, thereby establishing a high degree of uniformity for the first time. Weapons law is old in Western Europe, but only as a palette of possible solutions. Possession control triumphed as a tool against Communist and Fascist attacks on democracy and remained as an instrument against crime and accidents. It is argued that previously, the laws on possession furthered rather than hindered ownership. For centuries, governments sought security by encouraging trusted men to arm themselves, rather than disarming the suspect. Legislators used a range of carrying restrictions, sometimes many but mostly few, as a tool against armed crime. The author examines attitudes and policies towards power, law, violence, social hierarchy, national defence, and civic freedom.
This volume offers historians and social scientists a new perspective on the long-term development of Western European states and societies, and it will be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate students of history, sociology, and politics.
Gunner Lind is Professor Emeritus of early modern history, University of Copenhagen. He has published extensively on the history of Denmark on themes including the military, public administration, and social elites.
1. Pacified social spaces and the hierarchy of arms, 1550-1800 2. Liberal revolutions and conservative constitutions, 1789-1871 3. Industrial firearms, 1870-1914 4. Militant democracy, 1914-1939 5. As few weapons as possible among the population, 1940-2020
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.11.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Studies in Modern European History |
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Tables, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-58938-8 / 1032589388 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-58938-1 / 9781032589381 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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