The Origins of Radical Criminology From Homer to Pre-Socratic Philosophy /

• Main Author: Georgoulas, Stratos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Critical criminology.; Political science.; Europe-History-To 476.; World politics.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Classical literature.; Critical Criminology.; Philosophy of Law.; History of Ancient Europe.; Political History.; Social Theory.; Classical and Antique Literature.

This book critically explores the development of radical criminology through a range of written Ancient Greek works including epic and lyrical poetry, drama and philosophy, across different chapters. It traces the development of political power and the concepts of law, legitimacy, crime, justice and...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. The historical context: From Renaissance to radical change
• Chapter 3. Homer
• Chapter 4
• Hesiod
• Chapter 5. Lyric Poetry
• Chapter 6. Greek Drama- Aeschylus
• Chapter 7. Pre-Socratic Philosophy
• Chapter 8. Concluding note.