Unconscious Crime : Mental Absence and Criminal Responsibility in Victorian London.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780801881480
- 345.42/04
- KD7897 .E359 2003
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- One - Double Conciousness in the Nineteenth Century -- Two - "Do You Remember Cardiff? -- Three - "I Mean She Was Quite Absent -- Four - The Princess and the Cherry Juice -- Five - An Unconcious Poisoning -- Six - Crimes of an Automaton -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
Combining the colorful intrigue of courtroom drama and the keen insights of social history, Unconscious Crime depicts Victorian England's legal and medical cultures confronting a new understanding of human behavior, and provocatively suggests these trials represent the earliest incarnation of double consciousness and multiple personality disorder.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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