Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman

by Cesare Lombroso and Guglielmo Ferrero

Book Overview

Cesare Lombroso is widely considered the founder of the field of criminology. His theory of the "born" criminal dominated discussions of criminology in Europe and the Americas from the 1880s into the early twentieth century. His book, La donna delinquente, originally published in Italian in 1893, was the first and most influential book ever written on women and crime. This comprehensive new translation gives readers a full view of his landmark...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822332469
• ISBN13: 9780822332466
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"