Download or read book Marxism and Criminological Theory written by Mark Cowling and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at Marxist thought in criminology, the work of Willem Bonger, Georg Rusche and Otto Kircheimer, and assesses the role of Marxist analysis in areas such as Critical Criminology and Left Realism. Arguing that Marxism is relevant in the post-Soviet era, it offers a 'toolkit' of Marxist theories and how to use them.