Palgrave handbook of criminology and war. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ross McGarry, Sandra Walklate, editors.
• Editors: McGarry, Ross; Walklate, Sandra
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction: The€Criminology of€War, What Is It Good For?; Introduction; The Structure of€This Handbook; Part I: The€Criminogenic Contexts of€War; Part II: Violence and€Victimization at War; Part III: Violence, War and€Security; Part IV: Perpetrators of€Violence and€the€Aftermath of€War; Part V: Cultural and€Methodological Developments for€a€Criminology of€War; References; Part I: The Criminogenic Contexts of War; 2: War, Criminal Justice and the Rebirth of€Privatisation; Introduction. The Rise and€Decline of€Old Privatisation Privatisation and€the€Welfare State; Neoliberalism and€New Privatisation; Conclusion; References; 3: Terrorism and€War: Interrogating Discourses of€Risk and€Security; Introduction; Contested Terms, Changing Contexts; War and€Terrorism in€the€Twenty-First Century: A€Transformed Calculus of€Risk?; Connecting Risk and€Security to€Power: Building Critical Concepts; Conclusion; References; 4: Corporate War Crimes; Introduction; The Illegality of€War; Technology and€the€Industry of€Death; Security Mercenaries; Thriving on€Chaos; Discussion. Virtuous Violence Hiroshima's Children; Markets for€Force; War, Chaos, Profit; Conclusion; References; 5: Criminology, War and€Environmental Despoliation; Introduction; Green Criminology and€Environmental Warfare; Environmental Warfare: The€Environment as€the€Target; Eco-Crime and€Waste of€War: Environmental Harm as€Collateral Damage; Direct Protection: Laws Against Environmental Collateral Damage; Protection as€a€By-Product: Indirect Protection Against Environmental Collateral Damage; The Underbelly of€Environmental Warfare; Environmental Harm in€the€Preparation for€War. The Path Forward Conclusion; References; International Legal Instruments; Part II: Violence and Victimization at War; 6: Genocide in€the€Context of€War; Introduction; War as€a€Facilitator of€Genocide; Defining Genocide; War, the€State, and€Genocide; Genocide and€the€Creation of€Destructive Ideologies; Conclusions; References; 7: Sexual Violence During Armed Conflict; Introduction; Types; Theories; Prevention and€Punishment; Conclusion; References; 8: Soldiers and€Victims: Conceptions of€Military Service and€Victimhood, 1914-45; Introduction; The Imperial Hero. The Conscientious Objector The Wounded Soldier; The Violent Veteran; The Criminal Fraudster; Sites of€Commemoration and€the€Idealized Soldier; From Civilian to€Soldier (1930s-45); Conclusion: The€Preconditions for€the€Re-emergence of€Conceptions of€Victimhood Today; References; 9: 'I'm the€Victim Here': Intrastate Conflict and€the€Legacy of€Political Violence; Introduction; The Northern Irish Conflict and€Road to€Peace; Who Are the€Victims?; Unpicking Victimhood: Analysing Victimhood Narratives; Victims as€Moral Beacons; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.138; Criminology; War and crime; War crimes; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Genocide & War Crimes; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology; Criminology; War and crime; War crimes; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism; Social Science -- Criminology; Warfare & defence; Terrorism, armed struggle; Crime & criminology; Politics and war; Terrorism; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137431707; 1137431709
• Related ISBNs: 1137431695; 9781137431691
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO), viewed September 11, 2016.
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