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- Includes a foreword from Vincenzo Ruggiero
- Explores how theories of crime and deviance and social theories are creations of their time
- Examines ancient literary works that precede Plato and Aristotle
- Draws on Criminology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Ancient Literature and Politics
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book critically explores the development of radical criminology through a range of written Ancient Greek works including epic and lyrical poetry, drama and philosophy, across different chapters. It traces the development of political power and the concepts of law, legitimacy, crime, justice and deviance in the Ancient Greek world and the political struggles that propelled that development, using the conflict perspective as a conceptual tool of the sociological analysis of reality. Theoretical discussions of crime and justice typically stem from the better known works of Plato or Aristotle although this book explores the works preceding these. This book will appeal to those interested in the (pre)history of criminology and the historical production of criminological knowledge.
Authors and Affiliations
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Sociology, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
Stratos Georgoulas
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Origins of Radical Criminology
Book Subtitle: From Homer to Pre-Socratic Philosophy
Authors: Stratos Georgoulas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94752-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94751-8Published: 07 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06911-7Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94752-5Published: 26 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 182
Topics: Critical Criminology, Philosophy of Law, History of Ancient Europe, Political History, Social Theory, Classical and Antique Literature