Criminals and their Scientists - The History of Criminology in International Perspective (Paperback)

This book presents research on the history of criminology from the late-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century in Western Europe (Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy) and in Argentina, Australia, Japan, and the United States. Approaching the history of criminology as a history of science and practice, the essays examine the discourse on crime and criminals that surfaced as part of different discourses and practices, including the activities of the police and the courts, parliamentary debates, media reports, as well as the writings of moral statisticians, jurists, and medical doctors. In addition, the book seeks to elucidate the relationship between criminological discourse and politics, society, and culture by providing a comparative study of the worldwide reception of Cesare Lombroso's criminal-anthropological ideas.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Publications of the German Historical Institute
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	June 2009
Editors:	Peter Becker • Richard F. Wetzell
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-12073-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-12073-X
Barcode:	9780521120739

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