Although historically ignored, crime victims are now very firmly on the map. For politicians, newspapers, the media and the public at large, criminal injury and loss are a source of constant concern and anxiety. Criminologists and media analysts have studied much of this concern…
The Past Web: Exploring Web Archives
This book provides practical information about web archives, offers inspiring examples for web archivists, raises new challenges, and shares recent research results about access methods to explore information from the past preserved by web archives. The book is structured in six…
"This is a necessary and utterly compelling book which shines a light on disabled people's experiences of 'everyday hate'. Rich in theoretical insight, methodological innovation and candid reflection, it places victims' lived realities front and centre of its analysis. In so doi…
American motion pictures have dominated the world market since the 1930s. This book looks at the ideology of the film industry's creative elite and how their outlook impacts on the portrayals of America that appear on the screen.
American motion pictures have dominated the world market since the 1930s. This book looks at the ideology of the film industry's creative elite and how their outlook impacts on the portrayals of America that appear on the screen.
American motion pictures have dominated the world market since the 1930s. This book looks at the ideology of the film industry's creative elite and how their outlook impacts on the portrayals of America that appear on the screen.
This book focuses on the history of the provision of legal aid and legal assistance to the poor in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in eight different countries. It is the first such book to bring together historical work on legal aid in a comparative perspective, and allo…
Ericson and Haggerty contend that the police have become information brokers to institutions such as insurance companies and health and welfare organizations that operate based on a knowledge of risk.
Six young people discuss their feelings about their own ethnic backgrounds and about their experiences with people of different races.