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The Violence of Austerity
Vickie Cooper
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Description for The Violence of Austerity
Paperback. An edited collection which explores the different facets of how austerity in Britain is a form of institutional violence Editor(s): Cooper, Vickie; Whyte, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHB; JK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Austerity, a response to the aftermath of the financial crisis, continues to devastate contemporary Britain. In The Violence of Austerity, Vickie Cooper and David Whyte bring together the voices of campaigners and academics including Danny Dorling, Mary O'Hara and Rizwaan Sabir to show that rather than stimulating economic growth, austerity policies have led to a dismantling of the social systems that operated as a buffer against economic hardship, exposing austerity to be a form of systematic violence. Covering a range of famous cases of institutional violence in Britain, the book argues that police ... Read more
Austerity, a response to the aftermath of the financial crisis, continues to devastate contemporary Britain. In The Violence of Austerity, Vickie Cooper and David Whyte bring together the voices of campaigners and academics including Danny Dorling, Mary O'Hara and Rizwaan Sabir to show that rather than stimulating economic growth, austerity policies have led to a dismantling of the social systems that operated as a buffer against economic hardship, exposing austerity to be a form of systematic violence. Covering a range of famous cases of institutional violence in Britain, the book argues that police ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745399485
SKU
V9780745399485
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Ref
99-13
About Vickie Cooper
Vickie Cooper is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Open University where she is Co-Director of HERC (Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative) and researches issues related to homelessness, criminal justice system, housing and eviction. She is the co-editor of The Violence of Austerity (Pluto, 2017). David Whyte is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Liverpool where he researches ... Read more
Reviews for The Violence of Austerity
'A vital reminder to tell the tragedy of modern Britain like it is'
Alice Nutter, screenwriter and former singer, Chumbawumba 'An important book'
Counterfire 'Eye opening ... enlightening and an education'
The Canary 'A well-written and shocking expose of the institutional violence of the state'
Morning Star 'This book leaves the reader in no doubt that ... Read more
Alice Nutter, screenwriter and former singer, Chumbawumba 'An important book'
Counterfire 'Eye opening ... enlightening and an education'
The Canary 'A well-written and shocking expose of the institutional violence of the state'
Morning Star 'This book leaves the reader in no doubt that ... Read more