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The London Hanged: Crime and Civil Society in the Eighteenth Century
The London Hanged Crime and Civil Society in the Eighteenth Century Author:Peter Linebaugh Peter Linebaugh's groundbreaking history has become an inescapable part of any understanding of the rise of capitalism. In eighteenth-century London the spectacle of a hanging served the purpose of forcing the poor population of London to accept the criminalization of customary rights and new forms of private property. — In this new edition P... more »eter Linebaugh reinforces his original arguments with detailed responses to his critics based on an impressive array of historical sources.« less