Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780252075582
Publisert
2008-08-22
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Illinois Press
Vekt
286 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
P, UP, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200
Forfatter
Biographical note
Lois Presser is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.“Interviews of 27 men convicted of violent crime . . . presented in the context of a mass imprisonment binge, illustrate individual struggles and broader issues related to the politics of criminalization and criminal justice. . . . Highly recommended.”--<i>Choice</i> “A must-read for anyone interested in critical criminology, violent offending, or qualitative methods. . . . Presser provides a unique and fresh new perspective into cultural narratives that legitimate violence.”--<i>Critical Criminology</i>
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 discipline of criminology with two crucial frameworks: one for critically evaluating the construction of offenders’ own stories, and one for grasping the cultural meta-narratives that legitimize violence. For social scientists generally, this book offers a vivid demonstration of just how dynamic and contingent self-narratives are.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780252075582
Publisert
2008-08-22
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Illinois Press
Vekt
286 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
P, UP, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200
Forfatter