This book is the first work to look at the full range of three centuries of the early modern period in regards to infanticide and abortion, a period in which bo

This book is the first work to look at the full range of three centuries of the early modern period in regards to infanticide and abortion, a period in which bo

A comprehensive history of abortion in Renaissance Italy. In this authoritative history, John Christopoulos provides a provocative and far-reaching account of a

Suicide by Proxy became a major societal problem after 1650. Suicidal people committed capital crimes with the explicit goal of “earning” their executions,

'The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany' is a fascinating study of 'deviant' women. It is the first scholarly account of how women were prosecuted for thef