Violence and Crime in Nineteenth Century England

J. Carter Wood received a Ph.D. in modern British history from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he also taught as a visiting lecturer. His work has appeared in the journal Crime, History & Societies and he was a contributor to Comparative Histories of Crime (2003). He lives and works in Germany.

• 1. 'Speakable' Violence: Mentality and Violence, Narrative and Counternarrative  2. A Useful Savagery: Violence, Civilization and Middle-Class Identity  3. 'Vigorous Passions and Decided Actions': Custom and the Cultural Contexts of Violence  4. 'The Brave Old English Custom' : Dispute, Recreation and Ritual Violence among Working-Class Men  5. 'The Wrongdoing of the Poor Man Is as Open as Day' : Built Space, Imagined Space, Knowledge and Violence  6. 'Heave Half a Brick at a Stranger' : Strategies of Violence

'This book is the product of an impressive and energetic intelligence.' – Law and History Review