The Dreadful Word: Speech Crime and Polite Gentlemen in Massachusetts, 1690–1776 - Studies in Legal History - Kristin A. Olbertson - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781009102865 - August 8, 2024
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The Dreadful Word: Speech Crime and Polite Gentlemen in Massachusetts, 1690–1776 - Studies in Legal History

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The Dreadful Word describes how the criminalization, prosecution, and punishment of speech offenses in eighteenth-century Massachusetts helped to establish and legitimate a cultural regime of politeness. This work is the first of its kind and will be of interest to history and law scholars.


337 pages, Worked examples or Exercises

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 8, 2024
ISBN13 9781009102865
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 338
Dimensions 229 × 151 × 22 mm   ·   502 g
Language English  

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