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Command and Persuade

We live in a time that is more orderly and peaceful than ever before in human history. Why, then, does fear of crime dominate modern politics? In Command and Persuade, Peter Baldwin examines the evolution of the state's role in crime and punishment over three thousand years.


Author:

  • Peter Baldwin

Narrator:

  • Tom Perkins

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 13 h 46 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • History
  • Great occurrences and events
  • Nonfiction
  • Law

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