The violence of austerity / edited by Vickie Cooper and David Whyte.
| Other author | Cooper, Vickie (Lecturer in criminology). |
| Other author | Whyte, David, 1968. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : PlutoPress, 2017. |
| Description | vii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the violence of austerity / Vickie Cooper and David Whyte -- Part I. Deadly welfare. Mental health and suicide / Mary O'Hara -- Austerity and mortality / Danny Dorling -- Welfare reforms and the attack on disabled people / John Pring -- The violence of workfare / Jon Burnett and David Whyte -- The multiple forms of violence in the asylum system / Victoria Canning -- The degradation and humiliation of young people / Emma Bond and Simon Hallsworth -- Part II. Poverty amplification. Child maltreatment and child mortality / Joanna Mack -- Hunger and food poverty / Rebecca O'Connell and Laura Hamilton -- The deadly impact of fuel poverty / Ruth London -- The violence of the debtfare state / David Ellis -- Women of colour's anti-austerity activism / Akwugo Emejulu and Leah Bassel -- Dismantling the Irish peace process / Daniel Holder -- Part III. State regulation. Undoing social protection / Steve Tombs -- Health and safety at the frontline of austerity / Hilda Palmer and David Whyte -- Environmental degradation / Charlotte Burns and Paul Tobin -- Fracking and state violence / Will Jackson, Helen Monk and Joanna Gilmore -- Domicide, eviction and repossession / Kirsteen Paton and Vickie Cooper -- Austerity's impact on rough sleeping and violence / Daniel McCulloch -- Part IV. State control. Legalising the violence of austerity / Robert Knox -- The failure to protect women in the criminal justice system / Maureen Mansfield and Vickie Cooper -- Austerity, violence and prisons / Joe Sim -- Evicting Manchester's street homeless / Steven Speed -- Policing anti-austerity through the 'War on Terror' / Rizwaan Sabir -- Austerity and the production of hate / Jon Burnett. |
| Abstract | An edited collection which explores the different facets of how austerity in Britain is a form of institutional violence. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023394760 |
| ISBN | 9780745399485 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0745399487 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780745337463 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0745337465 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (PDF eBook) |
| ISBN | (Kindle eBook) |
| ISBN | (EPUB eBook) |
| Standard identifier# | 13148879 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |