Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England
| Author | : D. Lemmings |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2009-11-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230274679 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230274676 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England by : D. Lemmings
Download or read book Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England written by D. Lemmings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of links between opinion and governance in Early Modern England, studying moral panics about crime, sex and belief. Hypothesizing that media-driven panics proliferated in the 1700s, with the development of newspapers and government sensibility to opinion, it also considers earlier panics about cross-dressing and witchcraft.
