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Counter-Colonial Criminology: A Critique of Imperialist Reason
Biko Agozino
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Paperback. 'A groundbreaking book .. [offering ] dazzling brilliance in the development of criminological theory.' Ihekwoaba D. Onwudiwe, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
This book is about how the history of colonialism has shaped the definition of crime and justice systems not only in former colonies but also in colonialist countries. Biko Agozino argues that criminology in the West was originally tested in the colonies and then brought back to mother countries - in this way, he claims, the colonial experience has been instrumental in shaping modern criminology in colonial powers.
He looks at how radical critiques of mainstream criminology by critical feminist and postmodernist thinkers contribute to an understanding of the relationship between colonial experience and criminology. But ... Read more
This book is about how the history of colonialism has shaped the definition of crime and justice systems not only in former colonies but also in colonialist countries. Biko Agozino argues that criminology in the West was originally tested in the colonies and then brought back to mother countries - in this way, he claims, the colonial experience has been instrumental in shaping modern criminology in colonial powers.
He looks at how radical critiques of mainstream criminology by critical feminist and postmodernist thinkers contribute to an understanding of the relationship between colonial experience and criminology. But ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745318851
SKU
V9780745318851
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About Biko Agozino
Biko Agozino is professor of criminology at the University of West Indies. He is the author of Black Women and the Criminal Justice System (Ashgate, 1997), Counter-Colonial Criminology (Pluto, 2003), and editor of Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Migration Research (Ashgate, 2000).
Reviews for Counter-Colonial Criminology: A Critique of Imperialist Reason
'A dazzling body of scholarly work that will fertilise a lasting interest and sustainability of the development of African criminology'
Thoman S. Mosely, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Thoman S. Mosely, University of Maryland Eastern Shore