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Signs of crime : introducing forensic semiotics /

This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Danesi, Marcel, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014]
Colección:Mouton textbook.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Table of contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1. Forensics and Semiotics; Chapter 2. Signs of Deception; Chapter 3. Signs of Identity; Chapter 4. The Language of Crime; Chapter 5. The Criminal Mind; Chapter 6. Symbols and Rituals of Crime; Chapter 7. Criminality and Its Representations; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index.