Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture / David Schmid.
Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture / David Schmid.
Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture / David Schmid.
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005.
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N364.1523/132
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 327 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : idols of destruction : celebrity, consumerism, and the serial killer -- 1. The Victorian killer as media star : Jack the Ripper and H. H. Holmes -- 2. Defining the enemy within : the FBI and serial murder -- 3. Natural born celebrities : serial killers and the Hollywood star system --...
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
Ultimately, Schmid argues that America needs the perversely familiar figure of the serial killer now more than ever to manage the fear posed by Osama bin Laden since 9/11."--BOOK JACKET....
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Natural born celebrities : serial killers in American culture / David Schmid.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-310) and index.
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N364.1523/132
Record Identifier
74VKqW7pOvQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqW7pOvQd
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ISBN
0226738671 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226738673 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
364.15230973
MMS ID
991020306259702626
