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Criminals and their scientists : the history of criminology in international perspective /
Presenting recent research spanning the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century in Western Europe, Argentina, Australia, Japan, and the United States, this survey approaches the history of criminology as a history of science and practice. The essays examine the discourse on crime and criminals...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York : Washington, D.C. :
Cambridge University Press ; German Historical Institute,
2006.
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| Colección: | Publications of the German Historical Institute.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Presenting recent research spanning the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century in Western Europe, Argentina, Australia, Japan, and the United States, this survey approaches 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, and media reports, as well as the writings of moral statisticians, jurists, and medical doctors. |
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| Notas: | "This book grew out of an international conference ... in Florence, Italy in October 1998 ... sponsored by the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, and the European University Institute, Florence"--Page |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 492 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139052405 1139052403 9781316038079 1316038076 0521810124 9780521810128 |