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Violence in Early Modern Europe 1500-1800

This book offers a broad-ranging survey of violence in western Europe from the Reformation to the French Revolution. Julius Ruff summarizes a huge body of research and provides readers with a clear, accessible, and engaging introduction to the topic of violence in early modern Europe. Ruff examines the role of the emerging state in controlling violence; the roots and forms of interpersonal violence; violence and its impact on women; infanticide; and rioting. His book will be of great value to students of European history, criminal justice sciences, and anthropology.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 284
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780521598941
  • Genres
  • history
  • Release date
  • 2001