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Additional Physical Format: | ebook version: |
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Named Person: | Krieg |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sandra Walklate; Ross McGarry |
ISBN: | 9780415722155 0415722152 |
OCLC Number: | 866614498 |
Description: | xvi, 231 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | pt. 1: Theorising war, law and crime -- 1. War and the death of Achilles / Vincenzo Ruggiero -- 2. Civilising the corporate war / David Whyte -- 3. Criminology and war: can violent veterans see blurred lines clearly? / Emma Murray -- pt. 2: Linking war and criminal justice -- 4. War as an opportunity for divergence and desistance from crime, 1750-1945 / Zoe Alker and Barry Godfrey -- 5. Through the lens of war: political imprisonment in Northern Ireland / Ruth Jamieson -- 6. Veteran coming-home obstacles: short- and long-term consequences of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars / William Brown -- pt. 3: War, sexual violence and visual trauma -- 7. Sexual and sexualized violence in armed conflict / Christopher W. Mullins and Nishanth Visagaratnam -- 8. Normative visibility and artistic resistance to war / Wayne Morrison -- 9. Competing for the 'trace': the legacies of war's violence(s) / Sandra Walklate and Ross McGarry -- Postscript: From the criminalisation of war to the militarisation of crime control / John Lea. |
Series Title: | Routledge studies in crime and society, 15. |
Responsibility: | edited by Sandra Walklate and Ross McGarry. |
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'A set of original essays by original thinkers on crime and war. This insightful volume takes a large new step toward establishing the study of war as a field that increasingly attracts many of the best of the next generation of criminologists.' - John Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor, Australian National University, Australia'Walklate and McGarry have produced a wide-ranging and inclusive collection of essays on criminology and war. This book is necessary reading for anyone interested in the study of war, resistance, state violence, and criminology.' - David Kauzlarich, Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA 'The book's chapters, bracketed by an introduction and a postscript, are organized into three parts: "Theorizing War, Law and Crime"; "Linking War and Criminal Justice"; and "War, Sexual Violence and Visual Trauma." A thought-provoking volume that seeks to move criminology from the study of individuals to the behavior of states. Summing up: Recommended'- J. Albanese, Virginia Commonwealth University, CHOICE Reviews Read more...

