{"product_id":"place-race-and-politics-the-anatomy-of-a-law-and-order-crisis-9781800430488","title":"Place, Race and Politics: The Anatomy of a Law and Order Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlace, Race and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e presents an integrated analysis of the social and political processes that combined to construct a media-driven 'crisis' concerning African youth crime in the city of Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining original research and analysis alongside published sources, the authors carefully dissect the anatomy of a racialized and politicized public discourse and delve into the profound impact of this on African-Australian communities in Melbourne. Drawing on political and media analysis and community-based research, the authors investigate how South Sudanese Australians in Melbourne came to be identified, supposedly, as a unique threat to community safety, the role played by the media, state and federal politics, the policing and perceptions of race in this process, and the physical and emotional impacts on affected communities of the law and order crisis concerning 'African crime'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile deeply rooted in local conditions, the book resonates with similar examples of the criminalization and othering of racialized communities, the surveillance and exclusion of 'crimmigrants', and with popular punitivism and the rise of far-right politics globally in response to deeply felt anxieties about rapid social, economic and cultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leanne Weber,Jarrett Blaustein,Kathryn Benier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800430488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeanne Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Criminology at the University of Canberra and a Research Associate at the Centre for Criminology, Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJarrett Blaustein\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Benier\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Wickes\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Criminology at the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Johns\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43949060554867,"sku":"9.7818E+12","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_89cf170c-cebc-43d5-a52b-ded225fb7690.jpg?v=1759330162","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/place-race-and-politics-the-anatomy-of-a-law-and-order-crisis-9781800430488","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}