Reconstructing criminality in Latin America

The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Aguirre, Carlos, 1958- (-), Buffington, Robert, 1952-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wilmington, Del : Scholarly Resources [2000]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Jaguar books on Latin America ; number 19.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b37314130*spi
Descripción
Sumario:The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender, race, class, and criminological theory. The highly readable essays in this book explore how Catholic notions of sin, natural law, the ""divine"" rights of absolutist monarchs, liberal rights of ""man, "" positivism, and social Darwinism received a sympathetic, even enthusiastic, endorsement from pol.
Descripción Física:xix, 254 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas.
ISBN:9781461641872