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Übersicht

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Verlag	:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buchreihe	:	Cultural Criminology
Sprache	:	Englisch
Erschienen	:	01. 01. 2010
Seiten	:	205
Einband	:	Kartoniert
Höhe	:	229 mm
Breite	:	152 mm
Gewicht	:	323 g
ISBN	:	9781349308385
Sprache	:	Englisch

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Autorinformation

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LIZZIE SEAL is Lecturer in Criminology at Durham University, UK. She has written on perceptions of women accused of murder and public views of the death penalty in England and Wales.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Introduction: Women, Murder and Femininity PART 1: FIVE GENDER REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN WHO KILL PART 2: GENDER, MURDER AND MID TWENTIETH-CENTURY ENGLAND AND WALES Gender Representations of Twelve Mid Twentieth-Century Women Accused of Murder Conclusion to Part 2 Appendix - Two Further Cases from the Sample Endnotes Bibliography

Pressestimmen

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'The greatest strength of Seal's book is in expanding perceptions of gender constructions. This is an interesting and useful book for students, academics and practitioners, which makes an important contribution to our understanding of female murderers.' - Elizabeth Anne Gurian, The Howard Journal

'Not only is [the book] a good example of the best sociological, cultural and feminist scholarship, but it is also a pre-eminently readable and intellectually satisfying work.' - Pat Carlen, British Journal of Criminology

'...and important contribution to cultural (femanist) criminology...a compelling read.' - KULT-Online

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