Engines of Truth
Producing Veracity in the Victorian Courtroom
Author(s)
Schneider, Wendie Ellen
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
103442Language
EnglishAbstract
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. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
Keywords
History; Political ScienceDOI
https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300125665.001.0001ISBN
9780300216554Publisher
Yale University PressPublisher website
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/Publication date and place
2016Grantor
Imprint
Yale University PressClassification
History
Politics and government