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Modern Histories of Crime and Punishment
. Ed(S): Dubber, Markus D.; Farmer, Lindsay
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Description for Modern Histories of Crime and Punishment
Hardback. This is a collection of essays critically examining the historical development of the modern criminal law. Editor(s): Dubber, Markus D.; Farmer, Lindsay. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JKV; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Modern Histories of Crime and Punishment showcases a variety of disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical approaches that, taken together, frame historical analysis in the study and teaching of criminal law. Featuring work by historians, lawyers, theorists, and sociologists, Modern Histories approaches the history of crime and punishment not as the freestanding study of a distinct institution or body of legal doctrine, but as part of a broader inquiry into the webs of governance and control that constitute social and political life.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804754118
SKU
V9780804754118
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About . Ed(S): Dubber, Markus D.; Farmer, Lindsay
Markus D. Dubber is Professor of Law and Director of the Buffalo Criminal Law Center at SUNY Buffalo School of Law. His books include The Police Power: Patriarchy and the Foundations of American Government (2005), The Sense of Justice: Empathy in Law and Punishment (2006), and The New Police Science: The Police Power in Domestic and International Governance (coedited with ... Read more
Reviews for Modern Histories of Crime and Punishment
"Intricacy and depth of scholarship... characterize the chapters. Modern Histories of Crime and Punishment has been a bracing intellectual excursion, and... I found each of the articles to range from interesting to fascinating."—Law and Politics Book Review "This collection of highly original works explores the construction of criminal law discourse and its problematic relationship to the enterprise of state punishment. ... Read more