International Feminist Perspectives in Criminology: Engendering a Discipline - Softcover

9780335193882: International Feminist Perspectives in Criminology: Engendering a Discipline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335193889 ISBN 13: 9780335193882

Publisher: Open Univ Pr, 1995

This collection of essays brings together an international range of contributors who outline and analyze the impact of feminism on criminology in their countries. The book provides an overview of the subject, enabling international comparisons to be made.

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Review:

"...this collection provides tantalising glimpses of how the central question of criminology might be re-phrased to take accountof women's experiences." - The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice "...worth recommending to all who are interestedin questions of crime and/or feminism." - Social Policy"To say this volume may not remain long on the shelf is testament to its immense readability and the broad range of its appeal, but also to its position as an initiating or catalytic document, whichshould spark a debate and inquiry of long standing." - IrishJournal of Feminist Studies

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