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Policing Compassion: Begging, Law and Power in Public Spaces
This book examines how begging regulation plays a central role in organising how we feel responsible for one another in late capitalist society.
| Author(s) | By Professor Joe Hermer. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 216 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 12 Dec 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
This book examines how begging regulation plays a central role in organising how we feel responsible for one another in late capitalist society.
Introduction I. Gift Crimes II. Counterfeit Coin III. Outline of Chapters 1. The Problem of the Tender-Hearted Public I. Mendicity and Mendacity in the Metropolis II. The Humanity of the Population III. A Man of the Crowd 2. The Genesis of
Joe Hermer is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
