| Crime, Regulation and Control During the Blitz: Protecting the Population of Bombed Cities Contributor(s): Adey, Peter (Author), Cox, David J. (Author), Kilday, Anne-Marie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441159959 ISBN-13: 9781441159953 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2015034258 |
| Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.23 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz looks at the social effect of bombing on urban centres like Liverpool, Coventry and London, critically examining how the wartime authorities struggled to regulate and control crime and offending during the Blitz. Focusing predominantly on Liverpool, it investigates how the authorities and citizens anticipated the aerial war, and how the State and local authorities proposed to contain and protect a population made unruly, potentially deviant and drawn into a new landscape of criminal regulation. Drawing on a range of contemporary sources, the book throws into relief today's experiences of war and terror, the response in crime and deviancy, and the experience and practices of preparedness in anticipation of terrible threats. The authors reveal how everyday activities became criminalised through wartime regulations and explore how other forms of crime such as looting, theft and drunkenness took on a new and frightening aspect. Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz offers a critical contribution to how we understand crime, security, and regulation in both the past and the present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adey, Peter: - Peter Adey is reader in Cultural Geography at Keele University, UK.Cox, David J.: - David J. Cox is a research fellow at Keele University, UK. Godfrey, Barry: - Barry Godfrey is Professor of Social Justice at the University of Liverpool, UK. |