Category: Essays
Prosecuting Procurement in the Russian Empire
Siobhán Hearne. Panic over sex trafficking and the procurement of young women and girls for prostitution reached a crescendo in the early 1900s across Europe and the Americas. Government officials, doctors, jurists, and members of philanthropic organisations met at international congresses dedicated to tackling… Continue Reading “Prosecuting Procurement in the Russian Empire”
Running Tudor England’s Second City: The Accounts of the Chamberlains of Norwich, 1539-45
All information cited in the body of this text are taken from Rawcliffe, C, The Norwich Chamberlains Accounts 1539-40 to 1544-45. vol. 83, Norfolk Records Society, (Norwich, 2019). Please consult this volume if you wish to follow up and reference anything below. Carole Rawcliffe.… Continue Reading “Running Tudor England’s Second City: The Accounts of the Chamberlains of Norwich, 1539-45”
Redefining the ‘Born’ Murderer: Lombrosian Legacies in Early Soviet Criminological Discourse.
Mark Vincent. The 1876 publication of Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso’s L’uomo delinquent (‘Criminal Man’) caused quite a stir amongst professionals in late Imperial Russia, in addition to the field of Western social scientists. Whilst some elements of Lombrosian thought, such as inherited criminal impulses, a link… Continue Reading “Redefining the ‘Born’ Murderer: Lombrosian Legacies in Early Soviet Criminological Discourse.”
