Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman

Cesare Lombroso; Guglielmo Ferrero

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Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman

Cesare Lombroso and Guglielmo Ferrero
Translated by: Mary Gibson and Nicole Hahn Rafter

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2004

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A new translation of Cesar Lombroso's La Donna Delinquente, with a new scholarly introduction.

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Cesare Lombroso (1835–1909), an internationally famous physician and criminologist, wrote extensively about jurisprudence, psychiatry, human sexuality, and the causes of crime.

As a young law student, Guglielmo Ferrero (1871–1942) assisted Lombroso with research.

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“Cesare Lombroso created the field of criminology, but there has been a lack of available textbooks making his arguments accessible to today’s students of history, law, and sociology. This volume fills that void. Offering work previously not translated along with a scholarly introduction and new visual evidence, it reveals Lombroso’s argument without distorting the peculiar and genuinely contradictory character of his reasoning.”—Peter Becker, European University Institute

“Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman is a major publishing landmark in criminology. Nicole Hahn Rafter and Mary Gibson have achieved a remarkable feat in translating this pivotal work and presenting it for scholars to study in a well-edited text. It gives new insights into positivism and the history of the subject. It will be required reading for anyone interested in developments in the field. It may even lead to new evaluations of Lombroso’s contribution, not least by feminist scholars.”—Frances Heidensohn, Goldsmiths College, University of London

“Rafter and Gibson’s new edition of Criminal Woman is a vital resource for a diverse range of researchers and students. They effectively demonstrate that a new translation was long overdue, and adjustments can be made to textbooks and courses on criminology in the light of it.”

-- Lizzie Seal Crime, Law and Social Change

"A magnificently useful and user-friendly edition within the history of European social thought. It deserves the widest possible readership."

-- Daniel Vyleta European History Quarterly

"Entertaining reading . . . . Rafter and Gibson, who are extremely smart, defend their project on the grounds that we should be able to consult Lombroso's original to contextualize our knee-jerk reaction to his ideas. . . . Surely we can take Lombroso seriously in his struggle to reconcile discrepant discourses and still seize with glee on his absurdities."

-- Charisse Gendron Rain Taxi

"[Lombroso's] still relevant works haunt contemporary ideas of criminality and jurisprudence. Current debates over the biology of mind versus the role of environment ably show that we haven't resolved the nature-nurture fray Lombroso entered—nor do we actually know much more about what makes a criminal than he did. Although maybe we doubt it has quite so much to do with the mandible."

-- Alexis Soloski Village Voice

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of tables
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List of illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Editors’ Introduction
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Author’s Preface
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PART I. The Normal Woman
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1 The Female in the Animal World
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2 Anatomy and Biology of Woman
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3 Senses and Psyche of Woman
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4 Cruelty, Compassion, and Maternity
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5 Love
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6 The Moral Sense
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7 Intelligence
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PART II. Female Criminology
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8 Crime in the Animal World
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9 Crimes of Savage and Primitive Women
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10 The History of Prostitution
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PART III. Pathological Anatomy and Anthropometry of Criminal Woman and the Prostitute
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11 The Skull of the Female Offender
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12 Pathological Anomalies
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13 The Brains of Female Criminals and Prostitutes
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14 Anthropometry of Female Criminals
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15 Facial and Cephalic Anomalies of Female Criminals and Prostitutes
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16 Other Anomalies
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17 Photographs of Criminals and Prostitutes
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18 The Criminal Type in Women and Its Atavistic Origin
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19 Tattoos
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PART IV. Biology and Psychology of Female Criminals and Prostitutes
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20 Menstruation, Fecundity, Vitality, Strength, and Reflexes
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21 Acuteness of Sense and Vision
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22 Sexual Sensitivity (Lesbianism and Sexual Psychopathy)
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23 The Female Born Criminal
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24 Occasional Criminals
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25 Crimes of Passion
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26 Suicides
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27 The Born Prostitute
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28 The Occasional Prostitute
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29 Insane Criminals
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30 Epileptic Criminals and the Morally Insane
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31 Hysterical Criminals
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Appendix 1: Comparing Three Editions of La donna delinquente
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Appendix 2: Illustrations in the Earlier Editions
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Notes
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Glossary
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References
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Index
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

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January 16, 2004

eBook ISBN:

9780822385592

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320

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32 b&w photos, 30 tables

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822385592

eBook ISBN: 9780822385592

Criminal Woman, the Prostitute, and the Normal Woman

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

List of tables

List of illustrations

Acknowledgments

Editors’ Introduction

Author’s Preface

1 The Female in the Animal World

2 Anatomy and Biology of Woman

3 Senses and Psyche of Woman

4 Cruelty, Compassion, and Maternity

5 Love

6 The Moral Sense

7 Intelligence

8 Crime in the Animal World

9 Crimes of Savage and Primitive Women

10 The History of Prostitution

11 The Skull of the Female Offender

12 Pathological Anomalies

13 The Brains of Female Criminals and Prostitutes

14 Anthropometry of Female Criminals

15 Facial and Cephalic Anomalies of Female Criminals and Prostitutes

16 Other Anomalies

17 Photographs of Criminals and Prostitutes

18 The Criminal Type in Women and Its Atavistic Origin

19 Tattoos

20 Menstruation, Fecundity, Vitality, Strength, and Reflexes

21 Acuteness of Sense and Vision

22 Sexual Sensitivity (Lesbianism and Sexual Psychopathy)

23 The Female Born Criminal

24 Occasional Criminals

25 Crimes of Passion

26 Suicides

27 The Born Prostitute

28 The Occasional Prostitute

29 Insane Criminals

30 Epileptic Criminals and the Morally Insane

31 Hysterical Criminals

Appendix 1: Comparing Three Editions of La donna delinquente

Appendix 2: Illustrations in the Earlier Editions

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

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