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Victorians Against the Gallows
James Gregory
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Capital Punishment and the Abolitionist Movement in Nineteenth Century Britain
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011-11-30
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Modern / 19th CenturyHistory / Social HistoryHistory / Modern / GeneralSocial Science / Penology
ISBN08577308869780857730886
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9J6LDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋By the time that Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, the list of crimes liable to attract the death penalty had effectively been reduced to murder. Yet, despite this, the gallows remained a source of controversy in Victorian Britain and there was a growing unease in liberal quarters surrounding the question of capital punishment. Unease was expressed in various forms, including efforts at outright abolition. Focusing in part on the activities of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, James Gregory here examines abolitionist strategies, leaders and personnel. He locates the 'gallows question' in an imperial context and explores the ways in which debates about the gallows and abolition featured in literature, from poetry to 'novels of purpose' and popular romances of the underworld. He places the abolitionist movement within the wider Victorian worlds of philanthropy, religious orthodoxy and social morality in a study which will be essential reading for students and researchers of Victorian history.