Figures of Criminality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Colonial Vietnam
Rudolf Mrázek Vicente L. Rafael (author), Socia1 Science Research Council (other), American Council of Learned Societies (author)
Paperback Published on: 01/01/1999
Price: £25.99
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Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornell University Press
- ISBN: 9780877277248
- Number of pages: 258
- Dimensions: 181 x 256 x 14 mm
- Weight: 544g
- Languages: English
