Violence in Early Modern Europe 1500–1800
, by Julius R. RuffNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521598941 | 052159894X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/29/2001
This book offers a broad-ranging survey of violence in western Europe from the Reformation to the French Revolution. Julius Ruff summarizes a huge body of research and provides readers with a clear, accessible, and engaging introduction to the topic of violence in early modern Europe. Ruff examines the role of the emerging state in controlling violence; the roots and forms of interpersonal violence; violence and its impact on women; infanticide; and rioting. His book will be of great value to students of European history, criminal justice sciences, and anthropology.