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Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature.

This book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of 'body armour' to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining cha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Godfrey, Dr Emelyne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Colección:Crime files
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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