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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373890003321

Autore

Moxon David

Titolo

Colin Sumner [[electronic resource] ] : Criminology Through the Looking-Glass  / / by David Moxon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-36941-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 155 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Pioneers in Criminology

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Critical criminology

Criminology

Sociology

Crime—Sociological aspects

Mass media and crime

Violence

Crime

Critical Criminology

Criminological Theory

Sociological Theory

Crime and Society

Crime and the Media

Violence and Crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?.

Sommario/riassunto

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.