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Routledge Massacre of the Innocents - Infanticide in Britain 1800-1939

Name: Massacre of the Innocents - Infanticide in Britain 1800-1939
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Massacre of the Innocents offers a scholarly examination of infanticide in Great Britain during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when contraception was unavailable and abortion carried significant risks. Originally published in 1986, this Routledge Library edition explores the social, economic, and legal dimensions of a widespread practice driven by the pressures faced by women with unwanted children. Author Lionel Rose analyses the causes and consequences of infanticide during the Victorian era, examining how vulnerable infants were abandoned or killed and the circumstances that compelled women toward criminal and sub-criminal solutions. The work investigates the roles of infanticidal and abortionist midwives, offering historical context for understanding this dark chapter in British social and legal history. Essential reading for historians, criminologists, legal scholars, and anyone researching Victorian society, family history, or the evolution of reproductive rights and maternal welfare.

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Massacre of the Innocents examines infanticide practices across Great Britain from 1800 to 1939, providing comprehensive historical analysis of a critical social problem.

The Routledge Library edition republishes Lionel Rose's groundbreaking 1986 study, making this important historical research widely accessible to students and scholars.

This work explores the economic and social pressures that drove women to infanticide when contraception and safe abortion were unavailable options.

Rose's analysis includes detailed investigation of infanticidal and abortionist midwives, revealing the underground networks that existed within Victorian Britain.

The book provides essential historical context for understanding Victorian law, family structures, and the conditions that shaped reproductive practices in 19th-century society.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 113894503X
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Law
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 September 2015
Listed Since: 22 April 2015

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