Unconscious Crime: Mental Absence and Criminal Responsibility in Victorian London

Unconscious Crime: Mental Absence and Criminal Responsibility in Victorian London

by JoelPeterEigen (Author)

Synopsis

Combining the colorful intrigue of courtroom drama and the keen insights of social history, Unconscious Crime depicts Victorian England's legal and medical cultures confronting a new understanding of human behavior, and provocatively suggests these trials represent the earliest incarnation of double consciousness and multiple personality disorder.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Edition: abridged edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 14 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0801874289
ISBN 13: 9780801874284