Truth, Intentionality and Evidence: Anthropological Approaches to Crime - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1138646091 ISBN 13: 9781138646094

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2017

Riassunto

This book provides an anthropological exploration of the ways in which crime is perceived and defined, focusing on notions of truth, intentionality, and evidence. The chapters contain rich ethnographic case studies drawn from work in the Middle East, Africa, India, Mexico and Europe. A variety of instances are discussed, from court proceedings, police reports and newspapers to moments of conflict resolution and reconciliation. Through analysis of this material, the authors reflect on how perception of an act as a crime can differ and how the definition of crime may not be shared by all societies. The approach takes into consideration local standards as well as social, legal and contextual constraints.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Yazid Ben Hounet is a Visiting Scholar of Anthropology at New York University, USA

Deborah Puccio-Den is a Research Fellow in Anthropology at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, CNRS, France

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138646091
• ISBN 13: 9781138646094
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Redattore: Hounet Yazid Ben, Puccio-Den Deborah
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania