Crime and capitalism

readings in Marxist criminology

761 pages

English language

Published 1993 by Temple University Press, Temple Univ Pr.

OCLC Number:
26809045

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In this expanded and updated second edition of a reader in Marxist criminology, editor David F. Greenberg brings together writings about crime that range from classic articles by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to a variety of contemporary essays. Taking an explicitly Marxist point of view, the articles deal with various aspects of criminology, including organized crime, delinquency, urban crime, criminal law, and criminal justice. To the original text, Greenberg has added pieces on race and crime, gender and crime, rape, arson for profit, and auto theft. Includes a glossary of Marxist terminology,

2 editions

Subjects

  • Crime -- Economic aspects
  • Criminology
  • Marxian school of sociology