Moral panics, the media and the law in early modern England
"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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Moral panics, the media and the law in early modern England. Edited by David Lemmings and Claire Walker. Pp. xi+279 incl. 6 ills. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. £55. 978 0 230 52732 4 (2012) (Knights, Mark)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Morals
/ Panic
/ Mass media
/ Public opinion
/ History 1600-1800
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| Further subjects: | B
moral panics (England)
History
B History 1600-2000 B Congress B Panic B England B Newcastle B Conference program 2005 (Newcastle, Neusüdwales) B moral panics History England B Morals B England Moral conditions Public opinion B Mass media B Public opinion B Conference program |
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| Summary: | "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 |
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| ISBN: | 0230527329 |