Crime and Community in Reformation Scotland:
Negotiating Power in a Burgh Society
Robert Falconer
Perspectives in Economic and Social History
Hb: 256pp:
January 2013
978 1 84893 327 9: 234x156mm: £60.00/$99.00
978 1 84893 327 9: 234x156mm: £60.00/$99.00
978 1 84893 328 6
Based on church and state records from the burgh of Aberdeen, this study explores the deeper social meaning behind petty crime during the Reformation. Falconer argues that an analysis of both criminal behaviour and law enforcement provides a unique view into the workings of an early modern urban Scottish community. Examining the motivation behind these acts of violence reveals power struggles, social and familial hierarchies and the concept of belonging.
Readership
Reformation Scotland, Social History and Criminology
Contents
Introduction: Community, Conflict and Control
1 Crime, Community and Belonging
2 Godly Discipline
3 Patriarchy
4 Property
5 Violence
6 Disobedience and Exclusion
Conclusion: (Re)Defining the Community of the Burgh