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Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society.

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Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society. / Yar, Majid; Penna, Sue.
In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 2004, p. 533-549.

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Yar, M & Penna, S 2004, 'Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society.', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 533-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azh031

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Yar, M., & Penna, S. (2004). Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society. British Journal of Criminology, 44(4), 533-549. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azh031

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Yar M, Penna S. Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society. British Journal of Criminology. 2004;44(4):533-549. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azh031

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Yar, Majid ; Penna, Sue. / Between Positivism and Post-modernity? Critical Reflections on Jock Young�s The Exclusive Society. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2004 ; Vol. 44, No. 4. pp. 533-549.

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