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“Beyond the pale of mercy”: Victorian penal culture, police court missionaries, and the origins of probation in England (2015)
Journal Article
Auerbach, S. (in press). “Beyond the pale of mercy”: Victorian penal culture, police court missionaries, and the origins of probation in England. Law and History Review, 33(3), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0738248015000280

One of the most striking changes in the penal culture of fin-de-siècle Europe was England's reform of adjudication and punishment. In this “de-moralization of criminality,” the system began to shed its punitive sentencing, which often saw minor offen... Read More about “Beyond the pale of mercy”: Victorian penal culture, police court missionaries, and the origins of probation in England.

Politician or Poet? The 6th Lord Byron in the House of Lords, 1809–13 (2015)
Journal Article
Beckett, J. (2015). Politician or Poet? The 6th Lord Byron in the House of Lords, 1809–13. Parliamentary History, 34(2), 201-217. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12139

Lord George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale, is known internationally as, perhaps, the most famous Romantic poet of his generation. His work continues to be read across the globe. As a peer (succeeding to the title following the death of hi... Read More about Politician or Poet? The 6th Lord Byron in the House of Lords, 1809–13.

‘For We Shall Prejudice Nothing’: Middle Way Conservatism and the Defence of Inequality, 1945–1979 (2015)
Journal Article
Blackburn, D. (2016). ‘For We Shall Prejudice Nothing’: Middle Way Conservatism and the Defence of Inequality, 1945–1979. Political Studies, 64(1_suppl), 156-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12210

Recent descriptions of British Conservatism have often identified the defence of inequality as one of its core ideological features. By drawing upon Michael Freeden's morphological conception of ideologies, this article will challenge such descriptio... Read More about ‘For We Shall Prejudice Nothing’: Middle Way Conservatism and the Defence of Inequality, 1945–1979.

Environmental history and conservation conflicts (2015)
Book Chapter
Lambert, R. A. (2015). Environmental history and conservation conflicts. In S. M. Redpath, R. Gutierrez, K. A. Wood, & J. C. Young (Eds.), Conflicts in Conservation: navigating towards solutions. Cambridge University Press

The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria (2015)
Journal Article
Hearn, R., Balzaretti, R., & Watkins, C. (2015). The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria. Rural History, 26(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793314000193

The recent reappearance of wolves in many areas of Europe has stimulated an interest in the past relationships between the species and humans in various different geographical locations and historical epochs. The image of wolves approaching and enter... Read More about The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria.

Emperors and generals in the fourth century (2015)
Book Chapter
Lee, D. (2015). Emperors and generals in the fourth century. In J. Wienand (Ed.), Contested monarchy: integrating the Roman Empire in the fourth century AD. Oxford University Press

Geschlechterordnung und 'Volksgemeinschaft' im Nationalsozialismus (2015)
Book Chapter
Harvey, E. (2015). Geschlechterordnung und 'Volksgemeinschaft' im Nationalsozialismus. In W. Nerdinger, H. Günter Hockerts, M. Krauss, P. Longerich, M. Grdanjski, & M. Eisen (Eds.), München und der Nationalsozialismus: Katalog des NS-Dokumentationszentrums München. C. H. Beck