Narratives of crime and disorder : representations of robbery and burglary in the London press, 1780-1830

This thesis is a qualitative and quantitative study of crime and justice reportage of several London newspapers during two periods - the 1780s and the early nineteenth century focusing on two felonies: highway robbery and burglary, two of the most feared crimes at that time and used by contemporarie...

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Main Author: Hopps, Robert Stephen
Published: Open University 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.734430