Crime and capitalism
Subtitle: readings in Marxist criminology
By: edited by David F. Greenberg.
Contributors: Greenberg, David F.
Edition: Expanded and updated ed.
Publisher: Temple University Press; Temple Univ Pr
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 761
Subjects: Crime -- Economic aspects; Criminology; Marxian school of sociology
Description: In this expanded and updated second edition of a reader in Marxist criminology, editor David F. Greenberg brings together writings about crime that range from classic articles by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to a variety of contemporary essays. Taking an explicitly Marxist point of view, the articles deal with various aspects of criminology, including organized crime, delinquency, urban crime, criminal law, and criminal justice. To the original text, Greenberg has added pieces on race and crime, gender and crime, rape, arson for profit, and auto theft. Includes a glossary of Marxist terminology,
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.