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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lois PresserPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780252033582ISBN 10: 0252033582 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 22 August 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsBeen a Heavy Life makes a huge contribution to several different areas of research, including the criminological study of violence and narrative psychology. Presser does researchers across disciplines a great service by wrestling with some of the most daunting methodological and theoretical problems in the intersection of these fields. Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives ""Been a Heavy Life makes a huge contribution to several different areas of research, including the criminological study of violence and narrative psychology. Presser does researchers across disciplines a great service by wrestling with some of the most daunting methodological and theoretical problems in the intersection of these fields."" Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives Interviews of 27 men convicted of violent crime ... presented in the context of a mass imprisonment binge, illustrate individual struggles and broader issues related to the politics of criminalization and criminal justice... Highly recommended. --Choice A must-read for anyone interested in critical criminology, violent offending, or qualitative methods... Presser provides a unique and fresh new perspective into cultural narratives that legitimate violence. --Critical Criminology Author InformationLois Presser is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |