Women, crime, and character: from Moll Flanders to Tess of the D'Urbervilles

'Don't go to murder my character': criminal responsibility in the age of Moll Flanders 1 -- 'What is the use of a woman's will?': the demise of Moll in the age of sensibility 51 -- 'The weaker half of the human family'?: responsibility, mind and morals in the...

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Main Author: Lacey, Nicola (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:1. publ.
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3335
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Keywords:
Feminist jurisprudence
Women > Legal status, laws, etc > Social aspects
Reputation (Law)
Criminal Liability
Großbritannien > Frau > Kriminalität > Geschichte 1700-1900
Frauenkriminalität > Strafjustiz
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Summary:'Don't go to murder my character': criminal responsibility in the age of Moll Flanders 1 -- 'What is the use of a woman's will?': the demise of Moll in the age of sensibility 51 -- 'The weaker half of the human family'?: responsibility, mind and morals in the age of Tess
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [145] - 155) and index
Physical Description:XIV, 164 S., 22 cm
ISBN:0-19-954436-0
978-0-19-954436-3