Hate Crimes Revisited: America's War On Those Who Are Different - Softcover

Levin, Jack; Mcdevitt, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813339227 ISBN 13: 9780813339221

Publisher: Basic Books, 2002

Synopsis

Hate crimes-violence aimed at individuals because they are members of a particular group-were once considered the rare illegal actions of a small but vocal assortment of extremists who thrived on hating minorities. No more. In this new book by two of the country's leading experts on hate crimes, published ten years after their classic book of the same name, these most-recognized authorities and media commentators reinterpret this scourge of our generation-hatred based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, and even citizenship. In the aftermath of the worst act of terrorism in this country's history-the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001-the authors probe the causes and characteristics of such acts of hatred and, most vitally, their consequences for all of us.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Levinis the Brudnick professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University, where he directs its Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence. He has written numerous books and articles about hate and violence, has been featured in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, USA Today, and numerous radio and television news programs and talk shows. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Jack McDevitt is a leading academic expert on hate crimes in America. He directs the Institute for Research on Race and Justice at Northeastern University. An expert witness for a number of congressional panels on hate crimes, he lives in Massachusetts.

Review:

"I challenge anyone interested in the future of our country to read this book." -- Morris Dees, Chairman, Executive Committee, Klanwatch, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama

"Levin and McDevitt have performed an invaluable public service with this book." -- Bruce McCabe The Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0813339227
• ISBN 13: 9780813339221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288