A science of otherness? : rereading the history of Western and US criminological thought

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Abstract

This book presents a critical history of criminological thought from the Enlightenment to the present day. Mehozay contends that Western criminological approaches are based upon 'otherness' which validate projects of control and exclusion, modernization and care, and even eugenics.
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherBristol University Press
Number of pages173
ISBN (Electronic)1529209153, 1529209137
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Criminology -- History

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