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Author Tickell, Shelley, author.
Title Shoplifting in eighteenth-century England / Shelley Tickell.
Publisher Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2018.


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Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion.
Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Author Tickell, Shelley, author.
Series People, markets, goods: economies and societies in history ; v. 13
People, markets, goods ; v. 13.
Subject Shoplifting -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Theft -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Descript 1 online resource : illustrations, maps, plates
Content text txt
Media computer c
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Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion.
Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781787443549 (electronic bk.)
178744354X (electronic bk.)
9781787443556
1787443558
Author Tickell, Shelley, author.
Series People, markets, goods: economies and societies in history ; v. 13
People, markets, goods ; v. 13.
Subject Shoplifting -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Theft -- England -- History -- 18th century.

Subject Shoplifting -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Theft -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Descript 1 online resource : illustrations, maps, plates
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Text; Introduction; 1. Customer Thieves; Occasional thieves; Professional thieves; Middling thieves; 2. The Extent of the Crime; Assessing the prevalence of the crime; The geography and topography of the crime; 3. Shoplifting in Practice; Planning the crime; Accomplishing the theft; Performance; Removing the stolen goods; How shopkeepers protected themselves; 4. What was Stolen; Theft of cloth, clothing and haberdashery; The influence of fashion.
Theft of food, jewellery, silverware, toys and household goodsThe disposal of stolen goods; 5. The Impact on Retailers; Retailers' finances; Trade protection societies; Business temperament; 6. Retailers' Recourse to Law; The making of the Shoplifting Act; Co-operating with magistrates to boost the efficacy of the law; Capital law reform and the repeal of the Shoplifting Act; 7. Public Attitudes to the Crime; Fear and anxiety; Sinfulness and greed; Shame, guilt and restorative justice; Female sexuality; Elite entertainment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781787443549 (electronic bk.)
178744354X (electronic bk.)
9781787443556
1787443558
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