Figures of Criminality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Colonial Vietnam

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

A complex examination of "criminality" and "the criminal" as constructs and active presences in Southeast Asia. Contributors explore such themes as surveillance, incarceration, law and custom, secrecy, and corruption. A fascinating study of power and subversion in the modern postcolonial nation-state. Contributors include Daniel S. Lev, Henk M. J. Maier, Rudolf Mrazek, James T. Siegel, and others.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-01-01
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:907 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:259
Förlag:Cornell University Press
ISBN:9780877277248

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Vicente L. Rafael is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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This book problematizes the concept of criminality and its long-standing intimacy with the formation and consolidation of the state and capitalism.... It is a major contribution.(Asian Journal of Social Science) The authors provide a wealth of material that reflects a wide range of analyses from various disciplinary perspectives, very ably supplemented by an editorial introduction that seeks to instill a sense of focus to the whole work.(Bijdragen)