Farrell A most diabolical deed'

Infanticide and Irish society, 1850–1900
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-5261-0223-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900. It is based on a large sample of 4,645 individual cases of infant murder, attempted infanticide and concealment of birth. Through a variety of sources, attitudes towards the crime of infanticide and women accused of the offence are revealed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farrell, Elaine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. ‘A melancholy thing’: an overview
2. ‘Dead children, like drowned sailors, tell no tales’: coroners’ courts
3. ‘That species of crime’: criminal courts
4. ‘Rumor, with its hundred tongues’: the community
5. ‘News of the ghastly spectacle’: the press
6. ‘A very great escape’: prisons
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Farrell Elaine:
Elaine Farrell is Lecturer in Modern Irish Economic and Social History at Queen’s University BelfastElaine Farrell is Lecturer in Modern Irish Economic and Social History at Queen’s University Belfast