Shoplifting in eighteenth-century England. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Shelley Tickell.
• Authors: Tickell, Shelley
• Contents: Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion. Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps, plates
• Subjects: 364.162; Shoplifting -- England -- History -- 18th century; Theft -- England -- History -- 18th century; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General; Shoplifting; Theft; England; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787443549; 9781787443556; 1787443558
• Related ISBNs: 178744354X; 9781783273287; 1783273283
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 1, 2018).
• 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.