The Criminal Crowd and Other Writings on Mass Society (Hardcover)

The Criminal Crowd and Other Writings on Mass Society is the first collection in English of writings by Italian jurist, sociologist, and cultural and literary critic Scipio Sighele (1868-1913). In post-unification Italy and internationally Sighele was an important figure in contemporary debates on such issues as popular unrest, the problematic borders between individual and collective accountability, the role of urbanization in the development of criminality, and the emancipation of women. This volume draws an intricate portrait of a provocative thinker and public intellectual caught between tradition and modernity in fin de siecle Europe. It features new English translations of Sighele's seminal work, The Criminal Crowd, along with a selection of his later studies on criminality and on individual and group behaviour. Nicoletta Pireddu's introduction and annotation provide valuable context and insights on Sighele's contribution to the emerging field of collective psychology, on his relationships with his predecessors Cesare Lombroso and Enrico Ferri and with his French rivals Gustave Le Bon and Gabriel Tarde, and on the significant scientific, literary, and cultural developments of his time.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Scipio Sighele
Editors:	Nicoletta Pireddu
Translators:	Andrew Robbins
Foreword by:	Tom Huhn
Dimensions:	234 x 157 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-0318-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-4875-0318-0
Barcode:	9781487503185

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