Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order by Yar, M.

Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137509062)

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Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order by Yar, M.

Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order

$54.99
Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order by Yar, M.

Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order

$54.99
Format: Hardcover
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This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.

Author: M. Yar
ISBN-10: 1137509066
ISBN-13: 9781137509062
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2015
Pages: 116
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
By M. Yar
By M. Yar
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Majid Yar is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hull, UK. He has researched and published widely in the areas of crime & deviance studies, media & popular culture, and social & criminological theory.

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