Colin Sumner
Criminology Through the Looking-Glass
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2020
VII, 155 pages
978-3-030-36941-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the work of criminologist Colin Sumner. It re-presents his arguments and ideas on Marxism, ideology, censure, deviance, crime, underdevelopment, social control and the media; situating them in their wider social context. Moxon argues that Sumner should be restored within the criminology discipline as a pioneer who has produced works of great theoretical sophistication and insight. By systematically considering Sumner's entire output, the book shows how his thought involved a gradually deepening understanding of his core notion of ideological censure. His writing is also marked by a growing unease with the effects of late modern capitalism and the quagmire of censoriousness rife in the 21st century. This book makes clear that Sumner's work was remarkably prescient, and his ideas may help up to make sense of complicated times.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
VII, 155 p.
File size
2,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-030-36941-5 (9783030369415)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-36941-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
01/2020
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Person
David Moxon completed his PhD at the University of Sheffield and was formerly Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. No longer employed in academia, he continues to research and write on criminology in an independent capacity, and frequently draws upon the ideas of Colin Sumner.
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. Sumner and Ideological Censure.- 3. After Censure.- 4. Sumner and the Death of Deviance.- 5. After the Death of Deviance.- 6. Sumner and the Looking Glass.- 7. After Sumner?.
