Rigakos (George S.), McMullan (John L.), Johnson (Joshua), Ozcan (Gulden) (eds), A General Police System: Political Economy and Security in the Age of the Enlightenment
It is always tempting to think that there is nothing new under the sun. The editors of this reader explain that one of the key starting points for the book was the current debate about security and surveillance in the contemporary state. They see the Enlightenment discussion of police as a moment w...
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| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lenguaje: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | It is always tempting to think that there is nothing new under the sun. The editors of this reader explain that one of the key starting points for the book was the current debate about security and surveillance in the contemporary state. They see the Enlightenment discussion of police as a moment when many of the modern issues were first raised and debated by important European thinkers seeking to resolve issues of economic, political and social change and tension. The book focuses on the wo... |
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