History of Criminology: A Philosophical Perspective (Contributions in Criminology and Penology) - Hardcover

Jones, David A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031323647X ISBN 13: 9780313236471

Publisher: Praeger, 1986

Synopsis

Two centuries of writers drawn to Mexicofrom D H Lawrence John Steinbeck Jack Kerouac and Tennessee Williams to Salman Rushdie Anita Desai and Sandra Cisneros This scintillating literary travel guide gathers the work of great writers celebrating Mexico in poetry fiction and nonfiction Ranging from 1843 to the present Mexico in Mindoffers a remarkably varied sampling of English speaking writers impressions of the land south of the border John Reed rides with Pancho Villa in 1914 Graham Greene defends Mexico s priests Langston Hughes describes a bullfight Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs find Mexico intoxicating Alice Adams visits Frida Kahlo s house Ann Louise Bardach meets the mysterious Subcommandante Marcos face to face Fictional accounts are equally vivid including poems by Muriel Rukeyser Archibald Macleish and Sandra Cisneros short stories by Katherine Anne Porter and Ray Bradbury and excerpts from John Steinbeck sThe Pearl Tennessee Williams Night of the Iguana and Salman Rushdie sThe Ground Beneath Her Feet From the bustle of Mexico City to coffee planations in remote Chiapas from Mayan ruins to the markets at Oaxaca the scenes evoked in this anthology reflect the rich variety of the place and its history sure to enchant vacationers expatriates and armchair travelers everywhere Alice Adams Ann Louise Bardach Ray Bradbury William S Burroughs Frances Calderon de la Barca Ana Castillo Sandra Cisneros Anita Desai Erna Fergusson Charles Macomb Flandrau Donna Gershten Graham Greene Langston Hughes Fanny Inglehart Gary Jennings Diana Kennedy Jack Kerouac D H Lawrence Malcolm Lowry Archibald Macleish Ruben Martinez Tom Miller Katherine Anne Porter John Reed Luis Rodriguez Richard Rodriguez Muriel Rukeyser Salman Rushdie John Steinbeck Edward Weston Tennessee Williams

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"Jones has written a valuable analysis of the criminological enterprise. More than a history of schools of thought, ' the work is organized around philosophical paradigms that dominated periods of change in criminological theory, crime detection, and the treatment of offenders. This linkage of paradigm and practice offers a unique perspective for examining the roots of criminological thought in Europe and North America. Jone's approach provides an overview of important developments in both disciplines. His treatment of these pivotal points compares the work of major proponents in each discipline from 1764 to present. The author's discussions are easy to follow and draw out related developments from other disciplines, such as art, history and theology.... A worthwhile addition to any library with even a peripheral interest in criminology. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

?Jones has written a valuable analysis of the criminological enterprise. More than a history of schools of thought, ' the work is organized around philosophical paradigms that dominated periods of change in criminological theory, crime detection, and the treatment of offenders. This linkage of paradigm and practice offers a unique perspective for examining the roots of criminological thought in Europe and North America. Jone's approach provides an overview of important developments in both disciplines. His treatment of these pivotal points compares the work of major proponents in each discipline from 1764 to present. The author's discussions are easy to follow and draw out related developments from other disciplines, such as art, history and theology.... A worthwhile addition to any library with even a peripheral interest in criminology. Upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 031323647X
• ISBN 13: 9780313236471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243