CRIME AND THE IMAGINARY OF DISASTER by Professor Majid Yar ( 9781137509086 )

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CRIME AND THE IMAGINARY OF DISASTER
POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTIONS AND THE CRISIS OF SOCIAL ORDER

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ISBN 10:

1137509082

ISBN 13:

9781137509086

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

7 May, 2015

Pages:

128

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

Visions of the apocalyptic breakdown of society are commonplace in contemporary culture, and are rife with images of crime, violence, disorder, vengeance and justice. Taking post-apocalyptic fictions as its focus, this book explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that is so readily apparent in popular culture. It argues that such representations offer important insights into the social and political fears, anxieties, conflicts and fantasies that coalesce around the issues of crime, law and punishment. Taking an innovative approach to the study of crime fictions - and drawing upon a range of inter-disciplinary scholarship spanning criminology, sociology, politics, theology, religion, history and film studies - the author offers a fresh look at just what our popular enthusiasm for stories of disaster can tell us about ourselves, and about our relationships to a rapidly-changing and seemingly chaotic social world.

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Palgrave Pivot

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