Command and Persuade: Crime, Law, and the State Across History
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Levels of violent crime have been in a steady decline for centuries^for millennia, even. Over the past five hundred years, homicide rates have decreased a hundred-fold. We live in a time that is more orderly and peaceful than ever before in human history. Why, then, does fear of crime dominate modern politics? Why, when we have been largely socialized into good behavior, are there more laws that govern our behavior than ever before? In Command and Persuade, Peter Baldwin examines the evolution of the state's role in crime and punishment over three thousand years.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0262546027
ISBN13:9780262546027
Release Date:May 2023
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.6" x 8.7"
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