Popular crime : reflections on the celebration of violence / Bill James.
Popular crime : reflections on the celebration of violence / Bill James.
Popular crime : reflections on the celebration of violence / Bill James.
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New York : Scribner, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N364.10973/4
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English
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Physical content
xii, 482 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Plautius Silvanus ; L. Pedanius Secundus ; Elizabeth Canning -- Elma Sands ; Helen Jewett ; Mary Rogers -- Ann McAllister ; Missing white girls ; The Yale murder ; Webster/Parkman case ; On American crime rates -- Boys on the ice ; On why certain crimes are chosen for fame ; Charlie Ross ; The Wild...
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2011.
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
Presents a cultural analysis of sensational crime in America that profiles such infamous cases as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the Black Dahlia murder, and O.J. Simpson's trial to offer insight into topics ranging from evidence practices to radicalism.
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Popular crime : reflections on the celebration of violence / Bill James.
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Includes index.
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N364.10973/4
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74Vv6JAr27Nb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv6JAr27Nb
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ISBN
1416552731 (hbk.)
9781416552734 (hbk.)
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364.10973
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991006812059702626
