{"product_id":"crime-regulation-and-control-during-the-blitz-protecting-the-population-of-bombed-cities-9781441159953","title":"Crime, Regulation and Control During the Blitz: Protecting the Population of Bombed Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Adey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts - World War II - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the social effect of bombing on urban centres like Liverpool, Coventry and London, critically examining how the wartime authorities struggled to regulate and control crime and offending during the Blitz. Focusing predominantly on Liverpool, it investigates how the authorities and citizens anticipated the aerial war, and how the State and local authorities proposed to contain and protect a population made unruly, potentially deviant and drawn into a new landscape of criminal regulation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a range of contemporary sources, the book throws into relief today's experiences of war and terror, the response in crime and deviancy, and the experience and practices of preparedness in anticipation of terrible threats. The authors reveal how everyday activities became criminalised through wartime regulations and explore how other forms of crime such as looting, theft and drunkenness took on a new and frightening aspect. \u003ci\u003eCrime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a critical contribution to how we understand crime, security, and regulation in both the past and the present.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083085242519,"sku":"9781441159953","price":17753.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441159953.webp?v=1767142587","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crime-regulation-and-control-during-the-blitz-protecting-the-population-of-bombed-cities-9781441159953","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}