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Crime and control in China : the myth of harmony
Author
Title
Crime and control in China : the myth of harmony / Børge Bakken.
ISBN
9780745663173
0745663176
9780745663180
0745663184
Publication
Cambridge ; Hoboken, NJ : Polity Press, 2023.
Physical Description
xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Summary
"A critical investigation that bursts the myth of a harmonious, low-crime Chinese society"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 04, 2023
Series
China today series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-279) and index.
Contents
Sḫz︡ / Numbers. 1. The manipulation of Chinese crime statistics
Chuāngshāng / Trauma. 2. The historical patterns of crime, violence, and trauma
P̀ich︡ / Exclusion. 3. Transition, inequality and exclusion : two kinds of people
Jiānsh︡ / Surveillance. 4. Big Brother, big bucks and big data : the Chinese surveillance state
Ỳnl︡ / Harshness. 5. 'Hard strikes' and moral panics: the craze of anti-crime campaigns
Zḧngy︡ / Justice. 6. Legal hierarchies, punitive practices and changing norms
7. Concluding remarks.
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