Engines of Truth: Producing Veracity in the Victorian Courtroom
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| Management number | 237180059 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$9.98 | Model Number | 237180059 | ||
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During the Victorian era new laws allowed more witnesses to testify in court cases. At the same time an emerging cultural emphasis on truth-telling drove the development of new ways of inhibiting perjury. Strikingly original and drawing on a broad array of archival research Wendie Schneider s examination of the Victorian courtroom charts this period of experimentation and how its innovations shaped contemporary trial procedure. Blending legal social and colonial history she shines new light on cross-examination the most enduring product of this time and the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth. " Read more
| ISBN10 | 0300125666 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0300125665 |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Dimensions | 9.3 x 6.1 x 1 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.16 pounds |
| Print length | 279 pages |
| Publication date | January 12, 2016 |
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