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UNINA9910796459303321 |
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Briggs John |
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Crime and Punishment in England [[electronic resource] ] : An Introductory History / / by John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 1996 |
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1 online resource (VIII, 276 p.) |
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Great Britain-History |
History of Britain and Ireland |
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Monografia |
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Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The medieval origins of the English criminal justice system -- Part I: The early modern period -- 2 Crime and the courts in early modern England -- 3 Church courts and manor courts -- 4 The machinery of law enforcement -- 5 Imposing the law -- 6 Punishment -- 7 Socio-political crime -- Part II: Crime, police and punishment in England after the Industrial Revolution, 1800-75 -- 8 The ordering of society -- 9 The changing nature of crime in the nineteenth century -- 10 The policing of society -- 11 Patterns of punishment -- Part III: The making of the modern criminal, 1875-1960 -- 12 Patterns of crime -- 13 Bad behaviour -- 14 Professional law -- 15 Ordering punishment -- 16 Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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UNINA9910781630503321 |
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Smith Peter <1946 Nov. 19-> |
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A cavalcade of lesser horrors [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Smith |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2011 |
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1 online resource (198 p.) |
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Radio broadcasters - United States |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Machine generated contents note: ContentsPrefaceSouth State Street -- A Teaspoon of Water -- Pop's Wound -- A Crisis of Faith -- The Denunciation -- Absolution -- Mortality -- The Man on the Raft -- Lawnmower Repair -- The Biscayne -- A Visit to the Doctor -- Coach -- Leroy -- Wrestling Eddie Dutzler -- Awkward Moment -- Good-bye to Libertyville -- Mademoiselle P. -- Make the World Go Away -- Screwed -- Joe -- An Old Roommate Checks In -- A Preinduction Reverie -- Dear John -- The Major -- The Amnesty Barrel -- 1972 -- A Typewriter Reverie -- Advertising Memories -- Almost -- Pimping My Muse -- Karma Turd A-Coming -- A Bedside Visit -- Vigil Candles. |
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" We exist. We try to lead good, thoughtful lives. And while we all try our best, we can't avoid the startling moments, or we make mistakes and experience little shocks and embarrassments--our lesser horrors--that make us wince and come back to haunt us again and again. For Peter Smith--whose weekly essays for Minnesota Public Radio have endeared him to thousands of listeners and readers--these awkward times are not without their humor, and a healthy dose at that. We all know the circumstances and places the lesser horrors are likely to await--sibling rivalries, high school gym class, job successes and failures, raising children. In this series of funny, honest, and moving pieces, Smith explores a few messy episodes from his own life: growing up Catholic on the south side of Chicago, seeing his tricycle stolen before his eyes, and onward to American life in the '50s and '60s, Vietnam, and a career in advertising, where bosses feed employees anxieties to increase creativity. Along the way, Smith discovers how |
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these moments not only help define what it is to be human but are also a major source of our inspiration and imagination.So cover your eyes, peek through your fingers. Life is a cavalcade of lesser horrors. They may not be the easiest memories to relive, but they are often among the funniest. And by facing them squarely and perhaps even with a smile, Smith finds himself uncovering a simple reassurance, an uneasy truth we should take to heart: we're all on this wild ride together. "-- |
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