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HIS260: Crime and Punishment Since 1700 (Not available in 2010)

Focusing on Western society from the eighteenth century to the present, this unit explores crime and punishment from an historical perspective. Crime is examined in relation to social changes, protest, class and gender along with the evolution of the punishment and detection. Material will be drawn from the United States, Britain and Australia, with topics ranging from archaic game laws to modern serial killers.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Not available 2010

Contact Time

Lectures/seminars: 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Nil.

School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Unit Coordinator

Associate Professor Michael Sturma

  • Position:
Associate Professor - History
  • E-mail:
M.Sturma@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Social Sciences
Room 2.016
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2857
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APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)