TY - BOOK AU - Walker,Garthine TI - Crime, gender, and social order in early modern England T2 - Cambridge studies in early modern British history SN - 0511065736 AV - HV6046 .W26 2003eb U1 - 364.3/74 22 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Female offenders KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Crime KW - Women KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Criminelles KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Histoire KW - Criminalité KW - Femmes KW - Droit KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Criminology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Vrouwen KW - gtt KW - Sekserol KW - Criminaliteit KW - Wetgeving KW - Kriminalität KW - gnd KW - Geschlechterrolle KW - Cheshire KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; PREFACE; NOTE ON QUOTATIONS AND DATES; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 Men's non-lethal violence; 3 Voices of feminine violence; 4 Homicide, gender and justice; 5 Theft and related offences; 6 Authority, agency and law; 7 Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX N2 - This is the first study of how masculinity and femininity informed criminal behaviour and the treatment of men and women before the courts of early modern England. It shows that women were not treated leniently by the courts, and casts fresh light on the complexities of everyday life UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=120380 ER -