Blending narrative and social history in this fascinating study of crime in a Canadian community, John Weaver describes both the patterns of crime and the evolution of the Canadian criminal justice system over 150 years.

Blending narrative and social history in this fascinating study of crime in a Canadian community, John Weaver describes both the patterns of crime and the evolution of the Canadian criminal justice system over 150 years.

Housing the North American City is the first comprehensive study of the way North Americans have built their cities. Focusing on the provision of housing in Hamilton, Ontario, over the last 150 years and relating this city's experiences to those elsewhere, Michael Doucet and John Weaver have established that there were three eras of city building: individualism, corporate involvement, and government intervention.

In Sorrows of a Century, John Weaver describes how personal relationships, work, poverty, war, illness, and legal troubles have driven thousands to despair. His study is set in twentieth-century New Zealand where - in spite of high standards of living and a commitment to social welfare - citizens have experienced the profound losses and stresses of the human condition. Focusing on New Zealand because it has the most comprehensive and accessible coroners' records, Weaver analyzes a staggering amount of information to determine the social and cultural factors that contribute to suicide rates....