1st Edition

Crime and the Fascist State, 1850–1940

By Tiago Pires Marques Copyright 2013
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

By studying the development of Italy's penal system, Pires Marques provides valuable insights into the wider political culture of European society. Focusing on the rise of fascism in Spain and Portugal as well as Italy, he examines the role of religious, economic and political factors in the making of penal laws.

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Science of Crime; Chapter 2 Italy and the Universality of Repression; Chapter 3 Fascism as Social Defence; Chapter 4 A New Space of Repression; Chapter 5 Earthly Hells and Purgatories; conclusion Conclusion;

Biography

Marques, Tiago Pires