Secret sins : sex, violence and society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920 / / Russell Davies
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| Autore: |
Davies Russell
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| Titolo: |
Secret sins : sex, violence and society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920 / / Russell Davies
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| Pubblicazione: | Cardiff, [Wales] : , : University of Wales Press, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.09 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Wales Civilization |
| Wales Social life and customs | |
| Carmarthenshire (Wales) Social conditions | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Private Lives, Public Witnesses: The Individual and Society in Carmarthenshire; A Sense of Place; A Psychic Crisis? The Social Contextof Mental Illness and Suicide; 'Secret Sins': Crime and Protest; Sexuality and Tension; Spiritual Skeletons: Religion, Superstitionand Popular Culture; Conclusion: Carmarthenshire and Welsh Society; Notes; Index; Back Cover |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, 'Secret Sins'. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, vicious assaults, infanticide, cruelty and other assorted acts of depravity. This almost anecdotal historical study is often funny, sometimes disturbing, always revealing. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Secret sins |
| ISBN: | 0-7083-2557-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789167803321 |
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