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9781479823413 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Narrative Criminology

  • Understanding Stories of Crime
  • Explores the role of stories in criminal culture and justice systems around the world Stories are much more than a means of communication-stories help us shape our identities, make sense of the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology, prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world examine stories that ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781479823413 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $64.99
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  • Local release date: 09/08/2015
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  • Categories: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]Crime & criminology [JKV]
9781479824496 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Narrating Justice and Hope

  • How Good Stories Counter Crime and Harm
  • The power of storytelling in troubling times Violence, pain and punishment dominate portrayals of social problems but the reality is more complex. In the world of actual people and experience, other, more hopeful stories are told in relation to crime and harm: narratives of justice, cooperation, kindness, and redemption. Narrating Justice and ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781479824496 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $200.00
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  • Local release date: 04/02/2025
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  • Categories: Sociology [JHB]Crime & criminology [JKV]
9781479824502 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Narrating Justice and Hope

  • How Good Stories Counter Crime and Harm
  • The power of storytelling in troubling times Violence, pain and punishment dominate portrayals of social problems but the reality is more complex. In the world of actual people and experience, other, more hopeful stories are told in relation to crime and harm: narratives of justice, cooperation, kindness, and redemption. Narrating Justice and ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781479824502 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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    AUD $71.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Local release date: 04/02/2025
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Categories: Sociology [JHB]Crime & criminology [JKV]
9781479876778 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Narrative Criminology

  • Understanding Stories of Crime
  • Explores the role of stories in criminal culture and justice systems around the world Stories are much more than a means of communication-stories help us shape our identities, make sense of the world, and mobilize others to action. In Narrative Criminology, prominent scholars from across the academy and around the world examine stories that ......
  • ISBN-13: 9781479876778 (Hardback)
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Price:
    AUD $193.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Local release date: 09/08/2015
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Categories: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]Crime & criminology [JKV]
9780252075582 Academic Inspection Copy
  • Been a Heavy Life

  • Stories of Violent Men
  • In this groundbreaking work, Lois Presser investigates the life stories of men who have perpetrated violence. She applies insights from across the academy to in-depth interviews with men who shared their accounts of how they became the people we most fear - those who rape, murder, assault, and rob, often repeatedly. Been a Heavy Life provides the ......
  • ISBN-13: 9780252075582 (Paperback)
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
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    AUD $60.99
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  • Local release date: 14/10/2008
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  • Categories: Sociology [JHB]
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