Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio's conscience smiles brightly in this Jim Shore figurine Dressed in his classic suit ascot & top hat Disney's unofficial mascot holds his umbrella ready to issue advice to anyone in moral dilemma Unique variations should be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in a branded gift box Not a toy or children's product Intended for adults only ...

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Over the last quarter of a century a new system of global criminal justice has emerged But how successful has it been? Are we witnessing a new era of cosmopolitan justice or are the old principles of victors justice still in play? In this book Daniele Archibugi & Alice Pease offer a vibrant & thoughtful analysis of the successes & shortcomings of the global justice system from 1945 to the present day Part I traces the evolution of this system & the cosmopolitan vision enshrined within it Part II looks at how it has worked in practice focusing on the trials of some of the world s most notorious war criminals including Augusto Pinochet Slobodan Milo evi Radovan Karad i Saddam Hussein & Omar al-Bashir to assess the efficacy of the new dynamics of international punishment & the extent to which they can operate independently without the interference of powerful governments & their representatives Looking to the future Part III asks how the system s failings can be addressed What actions are required for cosmopolitan values to become increasingly embedded in the global justice system in years to come? ...

A towering classic of Russian literature Fyodor Dostoevsky&s Crime & Punishment is a compelling story of a brutal double murder & its aftermath An impoverished ex-student Rodion Raskolnikov kills a pawnbroker & her sister apparently for financial gain But as he encounters friends & family strangers & adversaries Raskolnikov is compelled to face the true forces that have led him to murder His struggle with himself & those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society radicalism against tradition & ultimately the will of man against the mysteries of divine providence A sensation in its day Crime & Punishment has left an indelible stamp on the world of literature This beautiful Macmillan Collector&s Library edition of Crime & Punishment is translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett with an afterword by Oliver Francis Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector&s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector&s Library are books to love & treasure ...

TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKYConsumed by the idea of his own special destiny immured in poverty & deprivation Rashkolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime In the aftermath Rashkolnikov is dogged by madness guilt & a calculating detective & a feverish cat-&-mouse game unfolds The only hope for redemption if Rashkolnikov can but recognise it lies in the virtuous & faithful Sonya The Vintage Classic Russians Series Published for the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution these are must-have beautifully designed editions of six epic masterpieces that have survived controversy censorship & suppression to influence decades of thought & artistic expression ...

TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR & LARISSA VOLOKHONSKYA troubled young man commits the perfect crime
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A thrilling study of guilt & power the Penguin Classics edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky&s Crime & Punishment is translated with an introduction & notes by David Mc Duff Raskolnikov a destitute & desperate former student wanders through the slums of St Petersburg & commits a random murder without remorse or regret He imagines himself to be a great man a Napoleon acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat & mouse with Porfiry a suspicious detective Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience & finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck Only Sonya a downtrodden prostitute can offer the chance of redemption As the ensuing investigation & trial reveal the true identity of the murderer Dostoyevsky&s dark masterpiece evokes a world where the lines between innocence & corruption good & evil blur & everyone&s faith in humanity is tested This vivid translation by David Mc Duff has been acclaimed as the most accessible version of Dostoyevsky&s great novel rendering its dialogue with a unique force & naturalism This edition also contains a new chronology of Dostoyevsky&s life & work Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow From 1849-54 he lived in a convict prison & in later years his passion for gambling led him deeply into debt His other works available in Penguin Classics include The Brothers Karamazov The Idiot & Demons If you enjoyed Crime & Punishment you might like Leo Tolstoy&s Anna Karenina also available in Penguin Classics & Mc Duff&s language is rich & alive& The New York Times Book Review ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Loosely based on Dostoyevski&s book & Crime & Punishment& Rob Schmidt&s film tells the story of Roseanne a young teenager who seems to have everything a gorgeous boyfriend lovely home & loving family But when her mother leaves her step-father for a local barman half her age Roseanne&s life is turned upside down & she is forced to put up with an abusive & alcoholic step-father Soon rumours start spreading around the school about her & unable to stand the abuse her step-father has been inflicting any longer she kills him However things are further complicated when her mother is accused of the murder & Roseanne finds support from Vincent a loner who has always been obsessed with her ...

Translated by Constance Garnett with an Introduction & Notes by Dr Keith Carabine University of Kent at Canterbury Crime & Punishment is one of the greatest & most readable novels ever written From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who against his better instincts is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder From that moment on we share his conflicting feelings of self-loathing & pride of contempt for & need of others & of terrible despair & hope of redemption & in a remarkable transformation of the detective novel we follow his agonised efforts to probe & confront both his own motives for & the consequences of his crime The result is a tragic novel built out of a series of supremely dramatic scenes that illuminate the eternal conflicts at the heart of human existence most especially our desire for self-expression & self-fulfilment as against the constraints of morality & human laws; & our agonised awareness of the world's harsh injustices & of our own mortality as against the mysteries of divine justice & immortality ...