Theoretical Criminology from Modernity to Post-Modernism

by Wayne Morrison and David Morrison

Book Overview

Designed to place criminological theory at the cutting edge of contemporary debates, this book incorporates many exciting discussions in the social sciences and philosophy of knowledge concerning the issues of modernity and post-modernism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138144622
• ISBN13: 9781138144620
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book

There is no question that this is a difficult book, full of ideas and vital information for anybody interested in understanding the historical, philosophical and social context of criminology. It is not a book for the intellectually lazy, who want to be spoonfed a few facts that they can repeat like parrots at finals. Professor Morrison does a wonderful job and should congratulated therefor. One criticism: he seems to have something against plurals, e.gr., phenomenon instead of phenomena, hypothesises instead of hypotheses. I wish more textbooks were this intellectually challenging.Furthermore, it appears that the publishing house did not perform a very good job at editing. For instance, books cited in the text, are mysteriously absent from the bibliography (G. Teubner). This happens not only once, but often. For instance, in page 109 (of the paperback edition), authors Ted Honderich and Iredell Jenkins are quoted in some detail, yet, their names do not appear in the bibliography. But David Lyons, who is quoted at the end of the same page, does indeed appear! Furthermore, grave mistakes mistakes are not corrected (it's for its). These problems do not, in my opinion, detract from the value of the book, but add some unpleasantness for the fastidious reader. I certainly would not recommend this publishing house to prospective readers.

Hard read but definitely worth the effort!

While the previous customer's point of view is entirely valid in relation to the material being difficult to read, Professor Morrison's book is made much more accessible if you have at hand a good dictionary in criminology or sociology. When I first started reading his text, it took me 2 hours to go through 6 pages with the help of these dictionaries, but once I got a handle on the "new" vocabulary and the nuances underlying their meanings, I found his book to be wonderfully absorbing because it challenges you to think, to question, and to search for more answers. I am, of course, somewhat biased in this regard given the fact that he was my teacher and mentor at university. Nevertheless, without sacrificing too much of my objectivity (!), I would just like to conclude that in my humble opinion, Professor Morrison's book is an excellent read - so long as you've got your specialist dictionaries next to you. But it's definitely worth the effort. Welcome to the postmodern world of criminology! Dr Mark David Chong PhD (USyd), LLM (Merit) (Lond), LLB (Hons) (Lond) English Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln's Inn) Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore