Crime, Harm and the State
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Crime, Harm and the State
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power and social harm across historical and global contexts.
Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power, and social harm across historical and global contexts.
Bridging zemiology, governmentality studies, and decolonial theory, Crime, Harm and the State offers a fresh perspective on how the colonial roots and ongoing dynamics of global capitalism perpetuate harm, particularly in the Global South. Through compelling case studies on topics such as tourism, drugs, non-human animals, food, ecology, minoritised groups, and migration, it reveals how colonial legacies and structural injustices shape who experiences harm, whose experiences are acknowledged, and how harm may be resisted.
Series: Studies in Social Harm
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529239829
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: 2 Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Steve Tombs
- Edited by Lynne Copson
- Edited by Eleni Dimou
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 324
About the Author
Steve Tombs is Professor of Criminology at the Open University. He has a long-standing interest in the incidence, nature and regulation of corporate and state crime, and has published widely on these matters. He works closely with the Hazards movement in the UK, was a founding member and Chair of the Centre for Corporate Accountability, and is on the Board of Inquest.
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