Masculinities in the Criminological Field

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'Finally a book from Scandinavia on masculinities and crime! The editors bring together a fascinating diversity of perspectives into an intellectually powerful and provocative volume. Drawing on cutting-edge research, each scholarly chapter compellingly presents new material and/or new understandings of familiar material. This is an impressive volume that will be of much interest to a wide range of criminological, masculinities, and gender scholars.' James W. Messerschmidt, University of Southern Maine, USA 'This collection is a thoughtful, thought-provoking analysis of the relationship between masculinities and crime. Presented as a "Nordic voice", it will have resonance beyond the bounds of Scandinavia. It is conceptually profound, empirically nuanced, and challenges those both within and without criminology who present gender as a simple or simplistic concept. It will undoubtedly become essential reading for anyone who claims to understand crime.' Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, UK 'For decades, to study criminology meant to study men, who were so over-represented in the crime data as to be uninteresting. As a new generation of feminist scholars began to explore women's experience in all aspects of crime research, we began, at least to notice males, at least noting men's over-representation in crime, police, courts, and prisons. Now, finally, a new generation has begun to pose the fundamental question about gender - that is, what is the role of masculinity (our cultural ideas about men) that drives, informs and structures crime? This anthology adds to that new investigation, and, one hopes, criminology will never be the same again.' Michael Kimmel, Stony Brook University, USA '... the book provides criminological studies that speak squarely to the difficult sociological questions posed by major social theorists like Connell, Butler, Kimmel and others. Taken collectively, this edition is therefore a fantastic contribution to a debate that