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Revitalizing Criminological Theory: - Towards a new Ultra-Realism (Paperback)
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Revitalizing Criminological Theory: - Towards a new Ultra-Realism (Paperback)
Series: New Directions in Critical Criminology
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This book provides a short, comprehensive and accessible
introduction to Ultra-Realism: a unique and radical school of
criminological thought that has been developed by the authors over
a number of years. After first outlining existing schools of
thought, their major intellectual flaws and their underlying
politics in a condensed guide that will be invaluable to all
undergraduate and postgraduate students, Hall and Winlow introduce
a number of important new concepts to criminology and suggest a new
philosophical foundation, theoretical framework and research
programme. These developments will enhance the discipline's ability
to explain human motivations, construct insightful representations
of reality and answer the fundamental question of why some human
beings risk inflicting harm on others to further their own
interests or achieve various ends. Combining new philosophical and
psychosocial approaches with a clear understanding of the shape of
contemporary global crime, this book presents an intellectual
alternative to the currently dominant paradigms of conservatism,
neoclassicism and left-liberalism. In using an advanced conception
of "harm", Hall and Winlow provide original explanations of
criminal motivations and make the first steps towards a paradigm
shift that will help criminology to illuminate the reality of our
times. This book is essential reading for academics and students
engaged in the study of criminology, sociology, criminological
theory, social theory, the philosophy of social sciences and the
history of crime.
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