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The Civilization of Crime: Violence in Town and Country since the Middle Ages

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Description for The Civilization of Crime: Violence in Town and Country since the Middle Ages Paperback. Shows that both rural and urban communities in Sweden, Holland, England, and other countries were far more violent during the late Middle Ages. This book also challenges a number of other historical-sociological theories, among them that contemporary organized crime is new, and addresses debate about the meaning and usefulness of crime statistics. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Monkkonen, Eric H. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Along with most of the rest
        of Western culture, has crime itself become more "civilized"?
        This book exposes as myths the beliefs that society has become more violent
        than it has been in the past and that violence is more likely to occur
        in cities than in rural areas.
      The product of years of study
        by scholars from North America and Europe, The Civilization of Crime
        shows that, however violent some large cities may be now, both rural and
        urban communities in Sweden, Holland, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065460
SKU
V9780252065460
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