{"product_id":"9781529209129-science-of-otherness","title":"A Science of Otherness?","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRereading the History of Western and US Criminological Thought\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents a critical history of criminological thought from the Enlightenment to the present day. Mehozay contends that Western criminological approaches are based upon 'otherness' which validate projects of control and exclusion, modernization and care, and even eugenics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a critical history of Western criminological thought from the Enlightenment to the development of modern criminological theories, mainly in the United States, over the last hundred years. It explores a variety of approaches including the classical school, the various currents of positivist criminology, and the managerial movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMehozay contends that Western criminological thought can be seen as an ideological project based on ‘otherness’, justifying social hierarchies and sustaining the control of some people over others. He demonstrates how ideologies of otherness, such as the non-rational other, the pathological other and more, validate projects of control, exclusion, modernization, and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41063422001249,"sku":"9781529209129","price":107.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33918229.jpg?v=1745607932","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529209129-science-of-otherness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}