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Social justice : theories, issues, and movements /

"An eye for an eye, the balance of the scales - for centuries, these and other traditional concepts exemplified the public's perception of justice. Today, popular culture, including television shows like Law and Order, informs the public's vision. But do age-old symbols, portrayals in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Capeheart, Loretta, 1963- (Author), Milovanovic, Dragan, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
Series:Critical issues in crime and society.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptions of justice : philosophical, sociological, and criminological
  • Distributive justice
  • Retributive justice
  • Toward transformative justice
  • Multiculturalism and globalism : challenges and opportunities for developing forms of justice
  • Environmental, ecological, and species justice
  • Indigenous, post-colonial, and counter-colonial forms of justice
  • Postmodern, post-postmodern, and posthumanist forms of justice
  • Legal struggles and social justice
  • Justice and grassroots struggles
  • Emerging conceptions of justice in a global arena.