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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827372303321

Titolo

Shame, blame, and culpability : crime and violence in the modern state / / edited by Judith Rowbotham, Marianna Muravyeva and David Nash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-27545-2

0-203-11062-5

1-136-27546-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Routledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

MuravyevaMarianna

NashDavid (David S.)

RowbothamJudith

Disciplina

152.4/4

Soggetti

Shame

Blame

Crime

Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Theorising shame -- pt. II. Rethinking blame -- pt. III. Issues of authority in shame, blame and culpability.

Sommario/riassunto

This ground-breaking collection of research-based chapters addresses the themes of shame, blame and culpability in their historical perspective in the broad area of crime, violence and the modern state, drawing on less familiar territories such as Russia and Greece, not just on material from familiar locations in western Europe. Ranging from the early modern to the late twentieth century, the collection has implications for how we understand punishments imposed by states or the community today.Shame, blame and culpability is divided into three sections, with a crucial case stu