Violence in Early Modern Europe 1500-1800 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521598941)

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.

Author: Julius R. Ruff
ISBN-10: 052159894X
ISBN-13: 9780521598941
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2001
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.38w x 0.70d