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The Roots of Evil: A Social History of Crime and Punishment - Sutton History Classics Christopher Hibbert New edition
The Roots of Evil: A Social History of Crime and Punishment - Sutton History Classics
Christopher Hibbert
Here is the lurid story of crime, detection, conviction, and punishment, murder as a lust and murder as a trade and more.
544 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 1980 |
| ISBN13 | 9780750933346 |
| Publishers | The History Press Ltd |
| Pages | 544 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 44 mm · 671 g |
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