| Judge Not Contributor(s): Gide, André (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252077784 ISBN-13: 9780252077784 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Philosophy | Individual Philosophers - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 364.9 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andr Gide's lifelong fascination with the conventions of society led naturally to a strong interest in France's judicial system. At the age of sixty Gide published Judge Not, a collection of writings detailing his experiences with the law as well as his thoughts on truth, justice, and judgment. Gide writes about his experience as a juror in several trials, including that of an arsonist, and he analyzes two famous crimes of his day: Marcel Redureau, a docile fifteen-year-old vineyard laborer who violently murdered his employer's family, and the respected Monnier family's confinement of their daughter, Blanche. |