Understanding Political Violence: A Criminological Approach
Understanding Political Violence introduces political violence in the context of sociological and criminological debates. The author distinguishes between political violence from below, for example collective violence, insurgency, armed struggle and terrorism; and political violence from above, which includes indiscriminate repression, institutional and state violence, torture and war. Vincenzo Ruggiero discusses and critiques the contribution of criminological theory to understanding political violence. He draws on stimulating case studies to illustrate the theory, including interviews with former members of the Red Army Faction in Germany a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-335-21751-9
- EAN: 9780335217519
- Produktnummer: 23152541
- Verlag: Open University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H17.0 cm x B24.1 cm x D1.3 cm 442 g
- Gewicht: 442
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
Vincenzo Ruggiero is professor of sociology at Middlesex University in London and the University of Pisa in Italy. He is also co-editor of Forum on Crime and Society, published by the United Nations. His numerous previous books include Crime in Literature (2003), Crime and Markets (2000), Movements in the City (2001), Organised and Corporate Crime in Europe (1996) and Eurodrugs (1995).
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