Book ID: CBB000772059

Criminals and Their Scientists: The History of Criminology in International Perspective (2006)

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Becker, Peter (Editor)
Wetzell, Richard F. (Editor)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2006
Physical Details: xiii + 492 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description Examines the discourse on crime and criminals in various arenas from the late 18th to the mid-20th century, including the courts, parliamentary debates, media reports, moral statisticians, jurists, and medical doctors. Contributors: Peter Becker, Richard F. Wetzell, Marc Renneville, Martin J. Weiner, Michael Berkowitz, Andrew Lees, Mary S. Gibson, Nicole Hahn Rafter, Mariacarla Gadebusch Bondio, Laurent Mucchielli, Stephen Garton, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Yoji Nakatani, Martine Kaluszynski, David G. Horn, Jane Caplan, Philippe Artiéres, Peter Fritzsche, Oliver Liang, Gabriel N. Finder, and Geoffrey J. Giles.


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Review Davie, Neil (2007) Review of "Criminals and Their Scientists: The History of Criminology in International Perspective". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (p. 257). unapi

Review Smith, Roger (2008) Review of "Criminals and Their Scientists: The History of Criminology in International Perspective". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 619). unapi

Review Boudreau, Michael (2008) Review of "Criminals and Their Scientists: The History of Criminology in International Perspective". Histoire Sociale/Social History (p. 275). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Tedesco, Luca
Azara, Liliosa
Burton, Chase Smith
Valeriano, Annacarla
Tomlins, Christopher
Cavallo, Riccardo
Journals
Journal of the History of Ideas
Jewish History
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
American Historical Review
Publishers
Viella
University of North Carolina Press
Routledge
MIT Press
Johns Hopkins University
Franz Steiner Verlag
Concepts
Criminology
Science and politics
Science and law
Positivism
Women
Medicine and gender
People
Lombroso, Cesare
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
16th century
Places
Italy
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
Québec (Canada)
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