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SEXUAL FORENSICS IN VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN ENGLAND
AGE, CRIME AND CONSENT IN THE COURTS |
| By: |
Victoria Bates |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£89.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137441704 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137441706 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
29 October, 2015 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: |
Genders and Sexualities in History |
| Pages: |
202 |
| Description: |
Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light. |
| Synopsis: |
Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light. |
| Illustrations: |
IX, 202 p. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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