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Theorizing crime & deviance : a new perspective / Steve Hall.

By: Publisher: London ; Sage, 2012Description: 294 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781848606722
Other title:
  • Theorizing crime and deviance
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theorizing crime & deviance.DDC classification:
  • 364 23 H 179
Contents:
Historical Patterns of Crime in England -- Crime Trends in the Neo-Liberal Age -- Philosophy, Social Theory and Criminology: The Underlying Liberal Narrative -- 20th Century Criminological Theory: From Aetiology to Controlology Living with the Undead: The Failure of Liberal-Left Theory -- The Return of the Dialectic -- The Transcendental Materialist Subject -- On the Stimulation and Pacification of Populations.
Summary: "Steve Hall uses cutting-edge philosophy and social theory to analyze empirical work on patterns of crime and illuminate contemporary criminological issues. He provides a fresh, relevant critique of the philosophical and political underpinnings of criminological theory and the theoretical canon's development during the twentieth century. Unmatched in its sophistication yet written in a clear, accessible style, this dynamic and highly engaging book is essential reading for all students, researchers and academics working in criminology, sociology, social policy, politics and the social sciences in general."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical Patterns of Crime in England -- Crime Trends in the Neo-Liberal Age -- Philosophy, Social Theory and Criminology: The Underlying Liberal Narrative -- 20th Century Criminological Theory: From Aetiology to Controlology Living with the Undead: The Failure of Liberal-Left Theory -- The Return of the Dialectic -- The Transcendental Materialist Subject -- On the Stimulation and Pacification of Populations.

"Steve Hall uses cutting-edge philosophy and social theory to analyze empirical work on patterns of crime and illuminate contemporary criminological issues. He provides a fresh, relevant critique of the philosophical and political underpinnings of criminological theory and the theoretical canon's development during the twentieth century. Unmatched in its sophistication yet written in a clear, accessible style, this dynamic and highly engaging book is essential reading for all students, researchers and academics working in criminology, sociology, social policy, politics and the social sciences in general."--Publisher's website.

English.