Moral panics, the media and the law in early modern England
By: edited by David Lemmings, Claire Walker.
Contributors: Lemmings, David.; Walker, Claire, 1965-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780230527324
Subjects: Moral panics -- England -- History; England -- Moral conditions -- Public opinion
Description: "This book explores and exemplifies some of the subtler links between opinion, governance and law in early modern England by investigating moral panics. Modern media-driven 'law and order' panics may have originated in eighteenth-century England, with the development of the press and government sensibility to opinion, but there were earlier panics about witchcraft and popery. Essays by an experienced team of scholars discuss broadly episodes of moral panic before and after 1689, and consider their implications for changes in governance"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.