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Police, Race and Culture in the 'new Ireland': An Ethnography
Sam O'Brien-Olinger
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Description for Police, Race and Culture in the 'new Ireland': An Ethnography
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between the Irish police and ethnic minorities, made particularly pressing by the rapid ethnic diversification of Irish society. It addresses the current deficit in knowledge of this area by exploring how Irish police officers conceive of, talk about, and interact with Ireland's immigrant minority communities. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSL; JKSW1; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 277 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
This book explores the relationship between the Irish police and ethnic minorities, made particularly pressing by the rapid ethnic diversification of Irish society. It addresses the current deficit in knowledge of this area by exploring how Irish police officers conceive of, talk about, and interact with Ireland's immigrant minority communities.
This book explores the relationship between the Irish police and ethnic minorities, made particularly pressing by the rapid ethnic diversification of Irish society. It addresses the current deficit in knowledge of this area by exploring how Irish police officers conceive of, talk about, and interact with Ireland's immigrant minority communities.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137490445
SKU
V9781137490445
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Ref
99-15
About Sam O'Brien-Olinger
Sam O'Brien-Olinger received his PhD from the School of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland, in 2012. He was first awarded an Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship in 2007.
Reviews for Police, Race and Culture in the 'new Ireland': An Ethnography
“Built upon an impressive mountain of empirical research, the book shows in great detail how police actively create ‘the other’ in both discourse and action and how that creation itself is influenced by the wider political and social context. O’Brien-Olinger’s deft combination of evidence and theory makes this book of interest far beyond policing scholars.” (Jesse S. G. Wozniak, American ... Read more