Accidents and violent death in early modern London, 1650-1750. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Craig Spence.
• Authors: Spence, Craig
• Contents: Frontcover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. 'Here Falling Houses Thunder on your Head': Sudden Violent Death and the Metropolis -- 2. 'I told my Neighbours, who sent for the Searchers': From Personal Trauma to Public Knowledge -- Part Two -- 3. 'Good Servants, but Bad Masters': Fire and Water -- 4. 'Much Mischief Happeneth to Persons in the Street': Everyday Urban Accidents -- 5. 'Death Hath Ten Thousand Several Doors': Rare and Unfortunate Events -- 6. 'Thro' Freezing Snows, and Rains, and Soaking Sleet': A Time to Die -- Part Three -- 7. 'She was Lame Long After': Medical and Social Response -- 8. 'To the Great Hazard of Peoples Lives': Bringing Order to Chaos -- 9. 'Telling Pretty Stories': Constructing Accident Event Narratives -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 364.150942183; Violent deaths -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century; Violent deaths -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century; Accidents -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century; Accidents -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology; Accidents; Violent deaths; England -- London; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782049005; 1782049002
• Related ISBNs: 9781783271351; 1783271353
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 3, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.