Infanticide: Historical Perspectives on Child Murder and Concealment, 1550-2000
Book Description
The history of infanticide from the 16th through to the late-20th-century is the subject of this volume. Collectively, the contributions explore how the concealment of pregnancy, birth and death, particularly by unmarried women, became a central preoccupation of witnesses, doctors, courts and legislatures concerned with suspicious infant deaths. While the emphasis is upon Britain, original and sti... More
Book Information
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 293 |
ISBN-10 | 0754603180 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0754603184 |
Publication Date | 06/2002 |
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