The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. This is a collection of essays which builds on and reflects some of Stanley Cohen's many-sided contributions.

The work of Stanley Cohen over four decades has come to acquire a classical status in the fields of criminology, sociology and human rights. His writing, research, teaching and practical engagement in these fields have been at once rigorously analytical and intellectually inspiring. It amounts to a unique contribution, immensely varied yet with several unifying themes, and it has made, and continues to make, a lasting impact around the world. His work thus has a protean character and scope which transcend time and place.This book of essays in Stanley Cohen's honour is only to build on and reflect some of his many-sided contributions. It contains chapters by some of the world's leading thinkers as well as the rising generation of scholars and practitioners whose approach has been shaped in significant respects by his own.

Foreword By Noam Chomsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
1 Bildung: a conversation with Stanley Cohen Adam Kuper (Brunel University)
2 The art of exile: a study of Alexander Herzen Richard Sennett (LSE)
3 Interview with Stan Cohen Laurie Taylor
4 How we deal with the people we study Howard Becker
5 Revisiting subcultures for the 21st century Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths College, London)
6 Moral panic, denial and human rights: Examining the spectrum from over-reaction to under-reaction Michael Welch (Rutgers University)
7 From moral panics to visions of social control Jock Young (Middlesex University)
8 The sexual offender as pathfinder Andrew Rutherford (Keele University)
9 Pathological bureaucracy as a route to suffering Harvey Molotch (New York University)
10 Criminology, human rights, Supermax prisons and the baffled researcher Sharon Shalev (LSE)
11 The power of sensibilities and the sensibilities of power: foucault and the problem of state violence David Garland (New York University)
12 The torture debate: Israel and beyond David Kretzmer (University of Ulster)
13 Torture in the USA Steven Lukes (New York University)
14 Technology and social control in the 21st century: paradoxical or desired onsequences? Thomas Blomberg (Florida State University) and Carter Hay (Florida State University)
15 The privatization of international and domestic security Tim Newburn (LSE)
16 The free movement of people: ethical debates before and after '9/11' Robin Cohen (Robin Cohen)
17 Detain - restrain - control: slippery slope or sliding scale? Jill Peay (LSE)
18 Visions of control for the 21st century Nikolas Rose (LSE)
19 Trends in psychiatry and social control The theory and practice of denial Andrew Scull (University of California, San Diego)
20 Denial and responsibility Nicola Lacey (LSE)
21 The psychology and politics of denial among liberals in contemporary Israel Daphna Golan-Agnon (Daphna Golan-Agnon)
22 Poverty and human rights in the Mediterranean Peter Townsend (LSE)
23 Denial and transitional justice Claire Moon (University of Kent)
24 States of denial: the case of Cambodia Margo Picken
25 Aid in the Context of denial Emma Playfair (Ford Foundation)
26 Truth and reconciliation: some local issues Justice Albie Sachs
27 Answers to losses Nils Christie (Nils Christie)
28 Man's inhumanity to man: the call of sociology Ken Plummer (University of Essex)
29 International relations and human rights Fred Halliday (LSE)
30 Criminology, conflict and the promise of human rights Ruth Jamieson (Queens University Belfast) and Kieran McEvoy (Queens University Belfast) Index.