List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the problem of violence in early modern Europe; 1. Representations of violence; 2. States, arms and armies; 3. Justice; 4. The discourse of interpersonal violence; 5. Ritual group violence; 6. Popular protest; 7. Organised crime; Conclusion; Index.
A survey of violence in western Europe from the Reformation to the French Revolution.
Julius Ruff is Associate Professor of History at Marquette University. He is the author of Crime, Justice and Public Order in Old Regime France (1984) and co-author of Discovering the Western Past: A Look at the Evidence (fourth edition, 2000).
'... his book provides valuable evidence for those psychologists interested in a broader perspective on human violence than psychology alone can provide.' The Psychologist 'This interesting book is a comprehensive synthesis of various historiographies, brought together for the first time in an extended treatment of the subject of violence in early modern Europe.' History
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