Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England Age, Crime and Consent in the Courts /
Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a ne...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Series: | Genders and Sexualities in History
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light. |
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| Physical Description: | IX, 202 p. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781137441720 |
