Editore: Duke University Press Books, 2001
ISBN 10: 0822327449 ISBN 13: 9780822327448
Da: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi
Condizione: as new. Durham : Duke University Press, 2001 Paperback. 448 pp. - Crowning a decade of innovative efforts in the historical study of law and legal phenomena in the region, Crime and Punishment in Latin America offers a collection of essays that deal with the multiple aspects of the relationship between ordinary people and the law. Building on a variety of methodological and theoretical trends-cultural history, subaltern studies, new political history, and others-the contributors share the conviction that law and legal phenomena are crucial elements in the formation and functioning of modern Latin American societies and, as such, need to be brought to the forefront of scholarly debates about the region's past and present.While disassociating law from a strictly legalist approach, the volume showcases a number of highly original studies on topics such as the role of law in processes of state formation and social and political conflict, the resonance between legal and cultural phenomena, and the contested nature of law-enforcing discourses and practices. Treating law as an ambiguous and malleable arena of struggle, the contributors to this volume-scholars from North and Latin America who represent the new wave in legal history that has emerged in recent years-- demonstrate that law not only produces and reformulates culture, but also shapes and is shaped by larger processes of political, social, economic, and cultural change. In addition, they offer valuable insights about the ways in which legal systems and cultures in Latin America compare to those in England, Western Europe, and the United States.This volume will appeal to scholars in Latin American studies and to those interested in the social, cultural, and comparative history of law and legal phenomena. Contributors. Carlos Aguirre, Dain Borges, Lila Caimari, Arlene J. Diaz, Luis A. Gonzalez, Donna J. Guy, Douglas Hay, Gilbert M. Joseph, Juan Manuel Palacio, Diana Paton, Pablo Piccato, Cristina Rivera Garza, Kristin Ruggiero, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Charles F. Walker Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780822327448. Keywords : RECHT, criminal law.
Editore: University of Texas Press 8/1/1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0292777078 ISBN 13: 9780292777071
Da: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Birth of the Penitentiary in Latin America: Essays on Criminology, Prison Reform, and Social Control, 1830-1940 1.03. Book.
Editore: Duke University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0822327449 ISBN 13: 9780822327448
Da: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Regno Unito
Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Representing a wave of legal history that has emerged in recent years, this title presents essays about the relationship between ordinary people and the law. It is suitable for scholars in Latin American studies and to those interested in the social and cultural history of law.
Editore: Duke University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 0822327449 ISBN 13: 9780822327448
Da: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Regno Unito
Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.