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The Trial of Jeanne Catherine: Infanticide in Early Modern Geneva

The Trial of Jeanne Catherine: Infanticide in Early Modern Geneva - Paperback

by Sara Beam
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sara BeamPublish date:2021-01-22Pages:166
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487587673ISBN-10:1487587678UPC:9781487587673Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, Modern, Women's StudiesBook Topic:17th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC5KHJHBDN

In 1686 in Geneva, a single mother named Jeanne Catherine Thomasset is charged with poisoning two young children: her own illegitimate daughter and the son of a rural wet nurse. So begins a harrowing criminal trial during which authorities interrogate Jeanne Catherine several times, sometimes with torture, to determine the truth.


The Trial of Jeanne Catherine is a suspenseful historical mystery that offers students the opportunity to learn about motherhood, child rearing, gender, religion, local politics, and the practice of criminal justice in early modern Europe. This edition provides the complete trial transcript as well as the deliberations of the Genevan authorities and relevant correspondence.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Toronto PressISBN-13:9781487587673ISBN-10:1487587678UPC:9781487587673Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, Modern, Women's StudiesBook Topic:17th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC5KHJHBDN
Beam, Sara: - Sara Beam is a professor of History at the University of Victoria.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

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