English Society, 1660-1832

English Society, 1660-1832
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 600
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ISBN-10 : 0521666279
ISBN-13 : 9780521666275
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis English Society, 1660-1832 by : J. C. D. Clark

An extensively revised edition of a classic of modern historiography.

A Protestant Purgatory

A Protestant Purgatory
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781351961998
ISBN-13 : 1351961993
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis A Protestant Purgatory by : Laurie Throness

How did the penitentiary get its name? Why did the English impose long prison sentences? Did class and economic conflict really lie at the heart of their correctional system? In a groundbreaking study that challenges the assumptions of modern criminal justice scholarship, Laurie Throness answers many questions like these by exposing the deep theological roots of the judicial institutions of eighteenth-century Britain. The book offers a scholarly account of the passage of the Penitentiary Act of 1779, combining meticulous attention to detail with a sweeping theological overview of the century prior to the Act. But it is not just an intellectual history. It tells a fascinating story of a broader religious movement, and the people and beliefs that motivated them to create a new institution. The work is original because it relies so completely on original sources. It is mystical because it mingles heavenly with earthly justice. It is authoritative because of its explanatory power. Its anecdotes and insights, poetry and song, provide intriguing glimpses into another era strangely familiar to our own. Of special interest to social and legal historians, criminologists, and theologians, this work will also appeal to a wider audience of those who are interested in Christianity's impact on Western culture and institutions.

The Scots Magazine

The Scots Magazine
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 740
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044058187683
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Scots Magazine by :

Catalogue of Books for MDCCCXXXVII

Catalogue of Books for MDCCCXXXVII
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 610
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ISBN-10 : 9783385615441
ISBN-13 : 3385615445
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Catalogue of Books for MDCCCXXXVII by : Thomas Rodd

Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.