The French connection in criminology : rediscovering crime, law and social change /

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"This is the first comprehensive, accessible, and integrative overview of post-modernism's contribution to law, criminology, and social justice. The book begins by reviewing the major contributions of eleven prominent figures responsible for the development of French postmodern social theo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Arrigo, Bruce A.
Other Authors: Milovanovic, Dragan, 1948-, Schehr, Robert C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, 2005.
Series:SUNY series in new directions in crime and justice studies.
Subjects:
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Sociology > France.
Criminology
Criminalité > Aspect sociologique.
Criminologie.
Sociologie > France.
criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime > Sociological aspects
Sociology
France
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Establishing the first wave : the linguistic turn in social theory
  • Sustaining the first wave : more on the linguistic turn in social theory
  • The second wave : interpreting the past, building the present, and looking toward the future
  • Confinement law and prison resistance : applications in critical penology
  • Critical race theory and postmodern analysis : strength in dialectical unity
  • Cinema and literary texts, différence, and social justice studies
  • Restorative justice and victim offender mediation : towards a transformative praxis
  • Social movements as nonlinearity : on innocence projects and intentional communities
  • Back to the future : rediscovering crime, law, and social change.

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