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Armed robbers : identity and cultural mythscapes in the lucky country /

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This title offers a frank account of the experiences of convicted armed robbers suffused with moral ambiguities. Notoriously difficult to access, armed robbers have mostly eluded the attempts of authors to access their lives. Aside from biographies of the most infamous, the stories of armed robbers,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Emmeline (Convenor of criminology) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:
Robbery > Australia > History.
Vol qualifié > Australie > Histoire.
Robbery
Australia
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: Encounters
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: The Edge of Reason: Affective Transgression
  • 3: Prison Research
  • Part Two: Identity and Performance
  • 4: The Lucky Country: National Mythscapes and the Australian Dream
  • 5: Becoming an Armed Robber: Performativity and Affect
  • 6: Doing Rob (and Getting Away with It): Planning and Process
  • Part Three: Rewards
  • 7: The Usual Suspects: Cash and Drugs
  • 8: The Magic Carpet Ride: Flow, Affect, and Automaticity
  • Part Four: Such is Life
  • 9: Getting Caught and Doing Time
  • 10: Conclusion: Such Is Life: Affect, Fatalism, and Crime.