Description
| Product ID: | 9781503637672 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Proud to Punish |
| Subtitle: | The Global Landscapes of Rough Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Gilles Gayer, Trista Selous, Cynthia Scoch, Laurent Gayer |
| Page Count: | 234 |
| Subjects: | Comparative politics, Comparative politics, Human rights, civil rights, Civics and citizenship, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Human rights, Civil rights & citizenship, Criminal law & procedure |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A magisterial comparative study, Proud to Punish recenters our understanding of modern punishment through a sweeping analysis of the global phenomenon of "rough justice": the use of force to settle accounts and enforce legal and moral norms outside the formal framework of the law. While taking many forms, including vigilantism, lynch mobs, people's courts, and death squads, all seekers of rough justice thrive on the deliberate blurring of lines between law enforcers and troublemakers. Digital networks have provided a profitable arena for vigilantes, who use social media to build a following and publicize their work, as they debase the bodies of the accused for purposes of edification and entertainment. It is this unabashed pride to punish, and the new punitive celebrations that actualize, publicize, and commercialize it, that this book brings into focus. Recounted in lively prose, Proud to Punish is both a global map of rough justice today and an insight into the deeper nature of punishment as a social and political phenomenon. |
| Imprint Name: | Stanford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Stanford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-01-09 |
