Crimes of the Powerful and the Contemporary Condition
The Democratic Republic of Capitalism
By Adam Lynes, James Treadwell and Kyla Bavin
Published
Jun 24, 2024Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1529228298Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 24, 2024Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1529228281Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 24, 2024Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1529228304Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jun 24, 2024Page count
252 pagesISBN
978-1529228304Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Crimes of the Powerful and the Contemporary Condition
The ultimate expression of power is the ability to act beyond the confines of law, with contemporary society enabling elite groups to wield “panoramic power”. From the murderous crimes of the corporate giants that provide us with life’s luxuries and necessities to the data gathering activities of media and educational institutions, the authors offer new thinking on damaging structures of power and privilege.
This accessible book provides a comprehensive understanding of elite corporate wrongdoing, and the late capitalist society that enables harm, considering both how we got into this mess and how we get out of it.
"A necessary and important guide for experienced and novice investigators and others seeking to punch upwards to reveal the sources of contemporary social brutality." Rowland Atkinson, University of Sheffield
“From the arms industry to the media to the financial elites, this book offers an important and critical account of contemporary ‘crimes of the powerful’.” Anthony Lloyd, Teesside University
Adam Lynes is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.
James Treadwell is Professor of Criminology at Staffordshire University.
Kyla Bavin is Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University.
1.The Philosophy of Power: A Critical Overview
2.Sleep-Walk Through the Fires: Harm, Violence & Dangerous Subjectivities
3.The Era of Corporate Giants
4.Follow the Money: The Global Finance Industry
5.The Price of the Gun: The Arms Industry
6.Making a [Corporate] Killing
7.The Remote Control Over the Masses: The Media
8.Knowledge, Education & Power
