Violence in Early Modern Europe 15001800 (New Approaches to European History)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 29, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780521591195
Subjects: Crime & criminology; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Violence in Society; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Political violence; Europe - History; Women - Modern History; History - General History; History: World; Europe; Violence; Europe - General; History / Europe / General; Violence--Europe--History; History; Violent crimes
First sentence: Most modern western Europeans and North Americans are acutely aware of violence in their midst, and public opinion polls consistently show that fear of violence is one of their primary concerns.