Crime History and Histories of Crime: Studies in the Historiography of Crime and Criminal Justice in Modern History
- ISBN-10
- 0313287228
- ISBN-13
- 9780313287220
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Clive Emsley
Description
Essays on criminal behavior and justice around the world, from medieval Western Europe to modern Canada.
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