Title: State Crime in the Global Age
Description: State Crime in the Global Age brings together original writings from leading scholars in the field to explore the many ways that the use and abuse of state power results in grave social harms that outweigh, by far, the consequences of ordinary street crime. The topics covered include the crimes of empire, illegal war, the bombing of civilians, state sanctioned torture, state sacrifice of human lives, and judicial wrongdoing. The book breaks new ground through its examination of the ways globalization has intensified potentials for state crime, as well as bringing novel theoretical understandin.
Subjects: Political crimes and offenses, Political corruption, Political atrocities, Crimes et délits politiques, Corruption (Politique), Atrocités politiques