Lustmord : sexual murder in Weimar Germany / Maria Tatar.
Lustmord : sexual murder in Weimar Germany / Maria Tatar.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
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N364.1523/66
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 213 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Sexual Murder: Weimar Germany and Its Cultural Legacy. Ch. 1. Morbid Curiosity: Why Lustmord? Ch. 2. "Ask Mother": The Construction of Sexual Murder. Ch. 3. Crime, Contagion, and Containment: Sexual Murder in the Weimar Republic -- Pt. 2. Case Studies. Ch. 4. Fighting for Life: Figurations of...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
In a book that confronts our society's obsession with violence, Maria Tatar seeks the meaning behind one of the most disturbing images of twentieth-century Western culture: the violated female corpse. This image is so prevalent in painting, literature, film, and, most recently, in mass media, that we rarely question what is at stake in its represen...
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Lustmord : sexual murder in Weimar Germany / Maria Tatar.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-208) and index.
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c1995.
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N364.1523/66
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74VMjqjLRa3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjqjLRa3M
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ISBN
0691015902 (pbk.)
9780691043388 (alk. paper)
0691043388 (alk. paper)
9780691015903 (pbk.)
DDC
364.152309430904
MMS ID
991001022339702626
