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  • Privatising Justice

    The Security Industry, War and Crime Control

    by Wendy Fitzgibbon, John Lea ...
    Privatising Justice takes a broad historical view of the role of the private sector in the British state, from private policing and mercenaries in the eighteenth century to the modern rise of the private security industry in armed conflict, policing and the penal system.The development of the welfare state is seen as central to the decline of what the authors call 'old privatisation'. Its ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • National Parks, Road Trips and Americana

    a complete guide for the independent traveller

    by John Lea ...
    This book is a complete guide for those who are keen to explore the American great outdoors as an independent travellerThe book celebrates the American national parks, extols the virtues of long distance road trips, and examines the concept of Americana.The book includes nine long-distance road trips featuring the most famous and most accessible national parks, and other notable sites.Each chapter ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Southern and Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security and Social Order

    by John Lea, Lambros Fatsis, Guilherme Benzaquen, Danielle Watson, Chris Cunneen, Kristian Lasslett, Ihsan Ali-Fauzi, Elizabete Albernaz, Luiz dal Santo, Vitor Dieter, Vivian Cubas, Giovana Esther Zucatto, Valéria Cristina Oliveira, Jackie Garza ...
    Postcolonial legacies continue to impact upon the Global South and this edited collection examines their influence on systems of policing, security management and social ordering. Expanding the Southern Criminology agenda, the book critically examines social harms, violence and war crimes, human rights abuses, environmental degradation and the criminalization of protest.The book asks how current ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Crime and Modernity

    Continuities in Left Realist Criminology

    by John Lea ...
    ′Lea has produced a serious and scholarly contribution of great interest to criminologists (whether "critical "or not), to post graduates, as well as the more advanced undergraduate. This is a book that is well written, absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking′ - The British Journal of CriminologyCrime control is in crisis. Not only have levels of crime risen but, more important, crime is ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Limited Responsibilities

    Social Movements and Criminal Justice

    by Tamar Pitch ...
    Translated by John Lea ...
    Series series Sociology of Law and Crime
    Limited Responsibilities explores the interaction between the criminal justice system and the wider concerns of political and social institutions, including the welfare state, social work and forensic psychiatry.Using the key concept of `responsibility', Tamar Pitch critiques the classical theories of Anglo-American and Italian criminologies, examining the allocation of responsibilities to ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Enhancing Learning And Teaching In Higher Education: Engaging With The Dimensions Of Practice

    by John Lea ...
    This book offers practical suggestions on how you can engage with particular aspects of the UKPSF, including the dimensions of practice, to achieve HEA accreditation. ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Urbanisation in the Island Pacific

    Towards Sustainable Development

    by John Connell, John Lea ...
    Series series Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies
    Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Tourism and Development in the Third World

    by John Lea ...
    Series series Routledge Introductions to Development
    What is the thruth behind the paradise beaches in travel brocures? What can a developing country do when one exotic holiday seems much like another, when political instability or environmental disaster can deter tourist for years, when the tourism industry slips into foreign control?Tourism and Development in the Third World assess the diverse social, economic, and environmental factors which ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Political Correctness and Higher Education

    British and American Perspectives

    by John Lea ...
    How many times have you heard the phrase: `it’s all political correctness gone mad!’Do you ever wonder whether colleges and universities are really awash with trivial concerns about the use of language or whether they are actually trying to address serious concerns about discrimination and harassment?Have you ever wanted to get to the bottom of what all the fuss is about?This book is the first ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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  • Activists beyond Borders

    Advocacy Networks in International Politics

    by Margaret E. Keck, Kathryn A. Sikkink ...
    Valuable reading for anyone concerned with contemporary dynamics of social change. â• International AffairsMargaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular states. ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Intelligent Control

    Developments in Public Order Policing in Canada

    by Willem de Lint, Alan Hall ...
    Massive public protests have had a prominent presence at the turn of the millennium, with many thousands of protestors controlled by small, yet, increasingly specialized police forces. Investigating the ways in which police practices have evolved in relation to labour strikes and protests, Intelligent Control examines the means by which police forces have developed more coercive and consent-based ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Feminicide and Global Accumulation

    Frontline Struggles to Resist the Violence of Patriarchy and Capitalism

    by Susana Draper, Liz Mason-Deese, Silvia Federici, Sheila Gruner ...
    • There is widespread interest in intersectional approaches and voices of BIPOC on issues of violence in society.• The contributors in this book are not just theorizing about gender-based violence but are also on the frontlines of organizing against it.• Silvia Federici is a celebrated feminist, Marxist theorist and author of Caliban and the Witch, Revolution at Point Zero, Witches, Witch-Hunting, ... Read more

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