Women, murder, and femininity: gender representations of women who kill
"Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"--
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Basingstoke
Palgrave Macmillan
2010
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In: | Year: 2010 |
Edition: | 1. publ. |
Online Access: |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 4689 |
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Summary: | "Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"-- |
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Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 180 - 202 |
Physical Description: | IX, 205 S. 23 cm |
ISBN: | 9780230222755 0230222757 |