Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster
| Autor: | M. Yar |
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| EAN: | 9781137509079 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 05.05.2015 |
| Untertitel: | Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order |
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| Schlagworte: | Crime Criminology Disaster Justice Media Violence post-apocalyptic |
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This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.
Majid Yar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull, UK. He has researched and published widely in the areas of crime & deviance studies, media & popular culture, and social & criminological theory.
Majid Yar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull, UK. He has researched and published widely in the areas of crime & deviance studies, media & popular culture, and social & criminological theory.
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