| Description |
1 online resource (167 pages) |
| Series |
New Directions in Critical Criminology |
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New directions in critical criminology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; 1 Introduction; 2 Mainstream classical and contemporary theories; 3 The critical tradition; 4 The radical realist response; 5 Untangling the politics of criminological theory; 6 Ultra-realist criminological theory; 7 Conclusion: approaching the reality of our times; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book provides a short, comprehensive and accessible introduction to Ultra-Realism: a unique and radical school of criminological thought that has been developed by the authors over a number of years. After first outlining existing schools of thought, their major intellectual flaws and their underlying politics in a condensed guide that will be invaluable to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, Hall and Winlow introduce a number of important new concepts to criminology and suggest a new philosophical foundation, theoretical framework and research programme. These developments will |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Criminology.
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Crime.
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criminology.
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Crime
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Criminology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Winlow, Simon
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| ISBN |
9781317800484 |
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1317800486 |
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