City limits : crime, consumer culture and the urban experience /

Hayward, Keith J.

City limits : crime, consumer culture and the urban experience / Keith J. Hayward. - London : GlassHouse, 2004. - vi, 248 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsim. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-234) and index.

Expanding the vision of criminology by drawing on social theory, architecture and urban studies, this study of the contemporary crime-city nexus locates consumerism as crucial to contemporary crime and social control.

Specialized.

9781904385035 (pbk.) : £28.00 1904385036 (pbk.) : £28.00


Crime--Sociological aspects.
Consumption (Economics)--Sociological aspects.
Sociology, Urban.

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