Böcker av John Lea

This book is a complete guide for those who are keen to explore the American great outdoors as an independent traveller The book celebrates the American national parks, extols the virtues of long distance road trips, and examines the concept of Americana.The book includes nine long-distance road trips featuring the most famous and most accessible national parks, and other notable sites. Each chapter includes advice about being on the road, accommodation, things not to miss, and critically discusses some of the wider cultural aspects of American society.All the chapters are peppered with examples of road-related Americana, designed to enhance an American great outdoors experience. Readers are invited to explore how the American great outdoors can open up opportunities, not just for recreation, but also re-creation - of the mind and spirit.

A powerful petition against the privatisation of the criminal justice system.

This book is an essential guide if you are working in higher education and seeking professional recognition for your role in teaching and supporting learning, and particularly if you are seeking a fellowship with the UK Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Challenges many of the Left's traditional attitudes toward crime and policing, proposing instead a rigourous, new Left realism

A book which uncovers the truth that lies behind those paradise' beaches in the holiday brochures. John Lea assesses the interplay of the diverse social, economic and environmental impacts and explores ways of managing tourism as a resource.

'Lea has produced a serious and scholarly contribution of great interest to criminologists (whether "critical "or not), to post graduates, as well as the more advanced undergraduate. This is a book that is well written, absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking' - The British Journal of Criminology