Hate Crime vs In the Name of Hate: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Crimes haineux, Hate crimes, True Crime
Hate Crime
Since the publication of the first edition of 'Hate Crime' in 2005, interest in this subject as a scholarly and political domain has grown considerably both in Britain and North America, but significantly also in many…
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In the Name of Hate
In The Name of Hate is the first book to offer a comprehensive theory of hate crimes, arguing for an expansion of the legal definitions that most states in the U.S. hold. Barbara Perry provides an historical…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- In the Name of Hate has the widest readership — 27 ratings behind its score.
- Hate Crime reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 171 times.
Scores by source
| Hate Crime | In the Name of Hate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (27) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Hate Crime | In the Name of Hate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 27 |
| Editions | 8 | 9 |
| Citations | 171 | 117 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 56 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7082 | — |
| Pages | 264 | 282 |