Bouncers : violence and governance in the night-time economy /

This text is an attempt to understand Britain's night-time economy, the violence that pervades it, and the bouncers whose job it is to prevent it. Britain's rapidly expanding night-life is one of the countries most vibrant economic spheres, but it has created huge problems of violence and...

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Other Authors: Hobbs, Dick, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text is an attempt to understand Britain's night-time economy, the violence that pervades it, and the bouncers whose job it is to prevent it. Britain's rapidly expanding night-life is one of the countries most vibrant economic spheres, but it has created huge problems of violence and disorder.
Item Description:"Reprinted as paperback 2005 ... First published 2003"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 323 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-314) and index.
ISBN:9780191700484
0191700487