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1 - Editorial Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2023

By
John Douthwaite  and
Ulrike Tabbert
Edited by
John Douthwaite  and
Ulrike Tabbert
John Douthwaite
Affiliation:
Università degli Studi di Genova
Ulrike Tabbert
Affiliation:
University of Huddersfield
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Summary

Introduces the volume, identifying themes, methodology and goals; positions it in relation to other works; and outlines the chapters and their running order as well as those features that unite chapters or lead from one to the next.

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methodologygoalscrimeothernessideologysuasionmedia
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The Linguistics of Crime , pp. 1 - 15
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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