02797nam 2200649 450 99657186440331620211006015229.01-5261-6660-71-5261-5313-01-5261-5315-7(CKB)5590000000463253(OCoLC)1248899803(MdBmJHUP)muse98452(MiAaPQ)EBC6567178(Au-PeEL)EBL6567178(DE-B1597)660393(DE-B1597)9781526153159(StDuBDS)EDZ0002756182(EXLCZ)99559000000046325320210208d2021 fy| 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTrials of the self murder, mayhem and the remaking of the mind, 1750-1830 /Elwin Hofman[electronic resource]Manchester :Manchester University Press,2021.1 online resource (1 online resource.)Studies in early modern European historyManchester scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.1-5261-5314-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- How to do the history of the self -- 1 The self in court -- 2 Making reasonable selves -- 3 Losing your self -- 4 The tears of a killer -- 5 The ambiguities of nature -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- IndexDuellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate 'Trials of the Self,' which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly important around 1800, not only for elites, but also for common people.Studies in early modern European history.Manchester scholarship online.SelfGreat BritainHistory18th centurySelfGreat BritainHistory19th centuryCriminal courtsGreat BritainHistory18th centuryCriminal courtsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryTrialsGreat BritainHistory18th centuryTrialsGreat BritainHistory19th centurySelfHistorySelfHistoryCriminal courtsHistoryCriminal courtsHistoryTrialsHistoryTrialsHistory126.094109033Hofman Elwin1461867StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK996571864403316Trials of the self3670702UNISA