Thomas Mathiesen

Gebundenes Buch

The Politics of Abolition Revisited

Beschreibung

Published in 1974, this book is a landmark text in critical criminology. The new edition includes a new introduction from the author and contributions from leading international criminologists looking at the current state of penal abolitionism.

Autor

Thomas Mathiesen earned his Ph.D. in Oslo in 1965 and was a full professor at the University of Oslo from 1972 until 2003. Thomas has been Professor Emeritus since 2003 and has given numerous guest lectures at universities and colleges in Europe, the US and Latin America. Professor Mathiesen was awarded the Denis Carroll Prize in 1978, was given an honorary doctors degree at Lund University in 2003 and was Co-founder of the Norwegian Association of Penal Reform (KROM) in 1968. Thomas is still active in the organization today. Professor Mathiesen has also published a number of books in various languages, including seven books in English, among which are Silently Silenced (2004), Prison on Trial (3rd ed. 2006) and Towards a Surveillant Society (2013).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 702g
• ISBN-13: 9781138021259
• ISBN-10: 1138021253
• Artikelnr.: 40721410