When Killing is a Crime

Publikation: Bücher und AnthologienBuch

Authors

Taking another person's life is the crime for which every society reserves the strongest of punishments. But why (and when) is the act of killing sometimes defined as murder - as inexcusable - and sometimes considered a justifiable, or even righteous, act? Grappling with this ambiguity, Tony Waters sheds light on the sociology of murder. This innovative text draws on wide-ranging case studies of killing - from urban gangs in Washington D.C. to the Salem witchcraft trials, from the ""Wild West"" to blood feuds in modern Albania, from dueling gentlemen to government-orchestrated mass executions - to illustrate the process of criminalization. Along the way, it looks at both the micro-sociological level of the violent act itself and the macro-level of society's reaction. When ""Killing Is a Crime"" will leave students with a clear understanding of how differences in culture, status, power, technology, and legal systems pattern violence and murder.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ErscheinungsortBoulder, Colorado
VerlagLynne Rienner Publishers
Anzahl der Seiten220
ISBN (Print)1588265390, 978-1588265395
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 30.08.2007
Extern publiziertJa

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