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Marxism and Criminological Theory Mark Cowling

Marxism and Criminological Theory By Mark Cowling

Marxism and Criminological Theory by Mark Cowling


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This volume looks at Marxist thought in criminology, the work of Willem Bonger, Georg Rusche and Otto Kircheimer, and assesses the role of Marxist analysis in areas such as Critical Criminology and Left Realism. Arguing that Marxism is relevant in the post-Soviet era, it offers a 'toolkit' of Marxist theories and how to use them.

Marxism and Criminological Theory Summary

Marxism and Criminological Theory: A Critique and a Toolkit by Mark Cowling

This volume looks at Marxist thought in criminology, the work of Willem Bonger, Georg Rusche and Otto Kircheimer, and assesses the role of Marxist analysis in areas such as Critical Criminology and Left Realism. Arguing that Marxism is relevant in the post-Soviet era, it offers a 'toolkit' of Marxist theories and how to use them.

About Mark Cowling


MARK COWLING is Reader in Criminology at the University of Teesside, UK. He is author of Date Rape and Consent and has also published widely on Marxism. He is the convenor of the PSA Marxism Specialist Group, and editor of its journal Studies in Marxism.

Table of Contents

PART I Introduction Marxism in the 21st Century Marxism and the Definition of Crime PART II The Classics: Criminology Encounters Das Kapital Radical US Criminology British Critical Criminology PART III The Lumpenproletariat as the Criminal Class? Alienation Crime and the Reproduction Conditions of Capitalism Marxism and Law Marxism, Justice and Criminal Justice Communism - the End of Crime? Conclusion: Is there a Future for Marxist Criminology? Bibliography

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NLS9781349523368
9781349523368
1349523364
Marxism and Criminological Theory: A Critique and a Toolkit by Mark Cowling
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2008-01-01
292
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