Crime in Scotland 1660-1960: The Violent North?

Scotland has been labeled as the violent north, but this book examines the history of crime in Scotland and questions whether this label is appropriate. It explores changes in violent behavior over time, the role of religion, gender, and how Scottish violence compares to violence in the rest of the UK. The book offers a ground-breaking contribution to the historiography of Scottish crime and sheds light on whether the stereotypical label is accurate.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 332 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Scotland has often been regarded throughout history as the violent north, but how true is this statement? Does Scotland deserve to be defined thus, and upon what foundations is this definition based? This book examines the history of crime in Scotland, questioning the labeling of Scotland as home to a violent culture and examining changes in violent behavior over time, the role of religion on violence, how gender impacted on violence, and how the level of Scottish violence fares when compared to incidents of violence throughout the rest of the UK.

This book offers a ground-breaking contribution to the historiography of Scottish crime. Not only does the piece illuminate for the first time, the nature and incidence of Scottish criminality over the course of some three hundred years, but it also employs a more integrated analysis of gender than has hitherto been evident. This book sheds light on whether the stereotypical label given to Scotland as the violent north is appropriate or in any way accurate, and it further contributes to our understanding of not only Scottish society, but of the history of crime and punishment in the British Isles and beyond.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 156 x 231 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367483579