Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Macilwee, Michael
Titre(s) : The Liverpool underworld [Texte imprimé] : crime in the city, 1750-1900 / Michael Macilwee
Publication : Liverpool : Liverpool university press, 2011
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (354 p.-[8] p. de pl.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 328-345
"In the nineteenth century Liverpool gained a notorious reputation as the most crime-ridden
place in the country. Dock theft, alcohol-related crime, prostitution, sectarian violence,
a high level of female offending and armies of juvenile thieves made Liverpool a distinct
criminal landscape, 'the black spot on the Mersey'. Using contemporary newspapers
and journals (both local and national), autobiographies and first-hand accounts gleaned
from parliamentary and prison reports, the book explores the social background, conditions
and events that helped create and sustain the variety and high level of criminality.
The book is a mixture of analysis, statistics and accounts of criminal practices,
from poaching to pocket-picking to prostitution. Long buried away in newspaper archives
and dusty library shelves, the voices of the long-forgotten Liverpool poor and so-called
'criminal classes' are allowed to speak for themselves, offering their own motivations,
fears, boasts and aspirations. The book also looks at how the various institutions,
including the police, courts, prisons, Churches and philanthropic organizations, attempted
to bring order to the streets and improve the behaviour of the Liverpool public. Finally
the book suggests that we are still struggling with the legacy of Victorian social
problems and solutions, particularly in relation to debates about alcohol, prostitution
and the usefulness of prisons as punishment."--Publisher
Sujet(s) : Criminalité -- Liverpool (GB) -- 18e siècle
Criminalité -- Liverpool (GB) -- 19e siècle
Conditions sociales -- Liverpool (GB) -- 18e siècle
Conditions sociales -- Liverpool (GB) -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781846316999. - ISBN 1846316995. - ISBN 9781846317002. - ISBN 1846317002
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb426935013
Notice n° :
FRBNF42693501
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