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The term "Metaverse" is thirty years old, yet only recently entered mainstream conversation, attracting both fascinating and skepticism. While some have promised its imminent arrival, in fact it will take a series of technological and societal leaps to realise its full potential. In The Metaverse, pioneering theorist, former tech executive and acclaimed entrepreneur Matthew Ball offers an expansive tour of the "next internet": he presents a co...

This book presents six scholarly examinations of emerging issues in criminology and criminal justice as they impact LGBTQ+ people. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Criminal Justice Studies.

The term "Metaverse" is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese Communist Party. But what, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is a persistent and interconnected network of...

Vorteile"Das nächste große Ding" nach dem Internetgeschrieben von einer Koryphäe der Technologie-Szene Zum Werk In der Tradition von "The Second Machine Age" erscheint das erste Buch über das nächste Internet: das Metaverse. Der Begriff "Metaverse" ist plötzlich überall, von Debatten über "Fortnite" über die Seiten der New York Times bis hin zu den Reden von Mark Zuckerberg. Aber was genau ist das Metaverse? Wie Matthew Ball erklärt, ist es de...

The term "metaverse" is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of the New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who proclaimed in June 2021 that "the overarching goal" of Facebook is to "bring the metaverse to life." But what, exactly, is the metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades. The metaver...

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This fascinating volume details the lives of the 226 Sevenoaks men lost during the First World War.

Queer criminological work is at the forefront of critical academic criminology, responding to the exclusion of queer communities from criminology, and the injustices that they experience through the criminal justice system. This volume draws together both theoretical and empirical contributions that develop the growing scholarship being produced at the intersection of 'queer' and 'criminology'. Reflecting the diversity of research that is unde...

This book offers critical reflections on the intersections between criminology and queer scholarship, and charts future directions for this field. Since their development over twenty-five years ago, queer scholarship and politics have been hotly contested fields, equally embraced and dismissed. Amid calls for criminology and criminal justice institutions to respond more effectively to the injustices faced by LGBTIQ people, criminologists have ...