A Nation Of Rogues?
Crime, Law and Punishment in Colonial Australia
$73.42
- Paperback
1 pages
- Release Date
31 August 1990
Summary
The police and the criminal law in action in colonial Australia-a forceful contribution to contemporary debate.Were we a nation of rogues? Beyond recurrent images of convicts and bushrangers, what do we know about ordinary people’s experience of crime and punishment in colonial Australia?Despite an abundance of sources, it is only recently that this question has been framed and answers sought. the impetus has come from concern with current issues such as relations between police and Aborigina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522846010 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522846017 |
| Author: | David Philips, Susanne Davies |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 1990 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
David Philips
David Pilips was a retired associate professor in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne. A South African expatriate, he was active in the anti-apartheid movement and human rights issues. He authored, co-authored or co-edited more than a half-dozen books.Susanne Davies is the Convenor of Legal Studies in the School of Social Sciences at La Trobe University. An historian by training, her teaching, research and writing interests span critical criminology, cultural studies, socio-legal history and gender and sexuality studies.
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