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Women, Murder and Femininity Gender Representations of Women Who Kill

Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases refl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seal, Lizzie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
Series:Cultural Criminology
Subjects:
Civilization / History
Regional And Cultural Studies
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Sex (psychology)
Cultural History
Cultural And Media Studies
Sociology, General
Social History
Culture / Study And Teaching
Criminology
Sociology
Gender Studies
Gender Expression
Gender Identity
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts
Physical Description:IX, 205 p online resource
ISBN:9780230294509

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