Violence in Early Modern Europe 1500-1800

This book offers a broad-ranging survey of violence in western Europe from the Reformation to the French Revolution. Julius Ruff summarizes a huge body of research and provides readers with a clear, accessible, and engaging introduction to the topic of violence in early modern Europe. Ruff examines the role of the emerging state in controlling violence
the roots and forms of interpersonal violence
violence and its impact on women
infanticide
and rioting. His book will be of great value to students of European history, criminal justice sciences, and anthropology.