{"product_id":"i-am-the-law-michael-molcher-9781786185709","title":"I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the comic strip Judge Dredd, published in \u003ci\u003e2000 AD\u003c\/i\u003e, has predicted the changing face of policing in Britain over the last 45 years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the law - and you better believe it! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of \u003ci\u003e2000 AD\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarised policing and 'law and order' politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humour acting as a prophetic warning about our world today - and with important lessons for our future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, \u003ci\u003eI Am The Law\u003c\/i\u003e takes key\u003ci\u003e Dredd\u003c\/i\u003e stories from the last 45 years and demonstrates how they provide a unique wake up call about our gradual, and not so gradual, slide towards authoritarian policing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the politicisation of policing to 'zero tolerance', from violent suppression of protest to the rise of the surveillance state, \u003ci\u003eI Am The Law\u003c\/i\u003e examines how a comic book warned us about the chilling endgame of today's 'law and order' politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Molcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786185709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786185709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.28w x 1.10d","brand":"Michael Molcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074866376959,"sku":"9781786185709","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4ce9231-688a-4ee2-8c21-91b6d8681714.jpg?v=1685456231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-am-the-law-michael-molcher-9781786185709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}