States of Violence and the Civilising Process
On Criminology and State Crime
This book offers a distinctive and novel approach to state-sponsored violence, one of the major problems facing humanity in the previous and now the twenty-first century. It addresses the question: how is it possible that large numbers of ordinary men and women are able to do the killing, torturing and violence that defines crimes against humanity? In his striking analysis, Rob Watts shows how and why states, of all political persuasions, engage in crimes against humanity, including: genocide, homicide, torture, kidnapping, illegal surveillance and detention.This book advances a new interpretive frame. It argues against the 'civilizing proces…
Mehr
CHF 130.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-137-49941-7
- EAN: 9781137499417
- Produktnummer: 20115097
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 413 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 6'103 KB
- Auflage: 1st ed. 2016
- Abbildungen: Bibliographie
Über den Autor
Rob Watts is Professorof Social Policy at RMIT University, Australia. His previous publicationsinclude The Foundations of the National Welfare State (1987), ArguingAbout the Australian Welfare State (1992), Discovering Risk (2006), TalkingPolicy: Australian Social Policy (2007) and InternationalCriminology: A Critical Introduction (2009).
76 weitere Werke von Rob Watts:
Public Universities, Managerialism and the Value of Higher Education
On Criminology and State Crime
On Criminology and State Crime
Ebook (PDF Format)
CHF 130.00
Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 Stabilization
On Criminology and State Crime
On Criminology and State Crime
Ebook (PDF Format)
CHF 154.80
Global Warming and the Future of the Earth
On Criminology and State Crime
On Criminology and State Crime
Ebook (PDF Format)
CHF 39.00
Essentials of Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists
On Criminology and State Crime
On Criminology and State Crime
Ebook (PDF Format)
CHF 50.00
Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 Stabilization
On Criminology and State Crime
On Criminology and State Crime
Ebook (PDF Format)
CHF 58.05
Bewertungen
Anmelden