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Crime, Justice and Public Order in Old Regime France The Sénéchaussées of Libourne and Bazas, 1696-1789
By Julius R. Ruff
Copyright 1984
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title, first published in 1984, is a case study of crime and criminal justice in rural, southwestern France in the last century of the Old Regime. Based on extensive research in criminal court records, often the only documentary evidence of the poor and illiterate, the study is a valuable addition both to our knowledge of Old Regime society and to our understanding of its judicial... Read more
List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations and Note on Spelling; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Libourne and Bazas 2. The Old Regime Criminal Justice System 3. Old Regime Justice in Practice 4. Crimes of Violence 5. Crimes Against Property 6. Crimes Against the Political, Religious and Moral Order; Epilogue; Appendix: The Social Classification Scheme; Bibliography; Index
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