Volume 1. A global history of crime and punishment in antiquity / edited by Adriaan Lanni -- volume 2. A global history of crime and punishment in the medieval age / edited by Karl Shoemaker -- volume 3. A global history of crime and punishment in the Renaissance / edited by Laura Stokes -- volume 4. A global history of crime and punishment in the age of Enlightenment / edited by Xavier Rousseaux -- volume 5. A global history of crime and punishment in the age of empire / edited by Mark Finnane -- volume 6. A global history of crime and punishment in the modern age / edited by Paul Lawrence.
Summary:
"What constituted a crime 2,500 years ago, and how was criminal activity dealt with? How has our definition of justice evolved over time alongside developments in law, society, religion and class structures? 36 experts address these pressing questions in a six-volume reference set that spans 2,500 years of human history. Integrating perspectives from history, cultural studies, philosophy and classics, this globally-focused work traces developments in the ever-changing criminal and justice worlds against a variety of social, legal and cultural contexts. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. Themes include crime, types of criminal, law enforcement, sanctions and representations of crime and punishment."--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.