Criminological Imagination Hardback
by Jock Young
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For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology.
In this provocative new book, Young rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today.
His erudite and entertaining examination of what's gone wrong with criminology draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to illustrate its failings. Young makes a passionate case for a return to criminology's creative and critical potential, partly informed by the new developments in cultural criminology.
A late-modern counterpart to C. Wright Mills' classic The Sociological Imagination, this inspirational piece of writing from one of the most brilliant voices in contemporary criminology will command widespread attention.
The concluding part of the author's trilogy of influential texts including The Vertigo of Late Modernity and The Exclusive Society, it will be essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of criminology, and the social sciences more generally.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:08/07/2011
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- ISBN:9780745641065
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:08/07/2011
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- ISBN:9780745641065