Representing Order: Crime, Law, and Justice in the News MediaA presentation of the results of scientific investigations in the vast areas of the Anyemaqen Mountains and Qilian Mountains obtained through joint efforts of the Chinese and W. German scientists in 1981 which secured materials and data in the fields of glaciology, cryopedology, climatology, geomorphology, geology, surveying, remote sensing. No index. An analysis of public conversations about crime, law, and justice, and how they are communicated in the news media. In terms of methodology, the authors employ content analysis to examine news products in the aggregate; in terms of theory, they explore how and why public conversations are dominated by talk of crime, law, and justice. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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