Ebook: Infanticide and Abortion in Early Modern Germany

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Baby in the Pig Sty: Defining the Crime -- 2 "Such Barbarous Mothers There Are These Days": A Growing Problem -- 3 Beware the Kinderfresser: Violence Toward Children in Print Culture -- 4 "The Child Was Fresh and Perfect": The Influence of Experts -- 5 "Sighs of the Poor Sinner": Sensationalism and Enlightenment -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index