Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order - Hardcover
by M. Yar
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137509062ISBN-10:1137509066UPC:9781137509062Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminology, Popular Culture, Media StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.309Product ID:SCWV09TCKH
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave PivotISBN-13:9781137509062ISBN-10:1137509066UPC:9781137509062Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminology, Popular Culture, Media StudiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.309Product ID:SCWV09TCKH
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.
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Edition
2015 Edition
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