{"product_id":"mercy-and-british-culture-1760-1960-james-gregory-9781350230040","title":"Mercy and British Culture, 1760-1960","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning over 2 centuries, James Gregory's \u003ci\u003eMercy and British Culture, 1760 -1960 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a wide-reaching yet detailed overview of the concept of mercy in British cultural history. While there are many histories of justice and punishment, mercy has been a neglected element despite recognition as an important feature of the 18th-century criminal code. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMercy and British Culture, 1760-1960 \u003c\/i\u003elooks first at mercy's religious and philosophical aspects, its cultural representations and its embodiment. It then looks at large-scale mobilisation of mercy discourses in Ireland, during the French Revolution, in the British empire, and in warfare from the American war of independence to the First World War. This study concludes by examining mercy's place in a twentieth century shaped by total war, atomic bomb, and decolonisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Gregory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350230049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350230040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d","brand":"James Gregory","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069434261759,"sku":"9781350230040","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_705b1c0f-eab7-4e11-93dd-13f59e28060f.jpg?v=1685424689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercy-and-british-culture-1760-1960-james-gregory-9781350230040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}