Forensic Cultures in Modern Europe

This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures.

About the author

Lara Bergers is a PhD candidate in History at Utrecht University
Pauline Dirven is a PhD candidate in History at Utrecht University
Willemijn Ruberg is an Associate Professor of Cultural History at Utrecht University
Sara Serrano Martínez is a PhD candidate in History at Utrecht University

Summary

This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Willemijn Bergers Ruberg
• Assisted by: Lara Bergers (Editor), Pauline Dirven (Editor), Willemijn Ruberg (Editor), Ruberg Willemijn (Editor), Sara Serrano Martinez (Editor), Sara Serrano Martínez (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781526172334
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7233-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Social Histories of Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Europe, LAW / Forensic Science, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, 20th Century, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, Forensic Science, Criminal or forensic psychology, Forensic Medicine