Apprehending the Criminal : The Production of Deviance in Nineteenth Century Discourse /

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In this wide-ranging analysis, Marie-Christine Leps traces the production and circulation of knowledge about the criminal in nineteenth-century discourse, and shows how the delineation of deviance served to construct cultural norms. She demonstrates how the apprehension of crime and criminals was an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leps, Marie-Christine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [1992]
Colección:Post-Contemporary Interventions
Temas:
Crime in mass media > History > 20th century.
Criminology.
Discourse analysis > History > 19th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I CRIMINOLOGY
  • 1 Preconditions of Emergence: Crime and Criminality
  • 2 Conditions of Emergence: Stakes and Positioning
  • 3 Textual Construction: The Production of Scientific Truths
  • II THE PRESS
  • 4 Preconditions of Emergence: Rising Mass Literacy
  • 5 Conditions of Emergence: Running the Show
  • 6 Textual Construction: Producing Information
  • III LITERATURE
  • 7 Preconditions of Emergence: The Promise of National Literatures
  • 8 Conditions of Emergence: Disciplinary Limits
  • 9 Textual Construction: Truth-Producing Fiction
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index

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