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
Autor principal: Leps, Marie-Christine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Geschichte (1800-1900)
Misdaadverhalen.
Bestrijding.
Criminologie.
Diskursanalyse
Strafverfolgung
Kriminalität
Discourse analysis.
Criminology.
Crime in mass media.
Crime in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
pragmatics.
Criminologie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Criminalite dans la litterature > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Criminalite dans les medias > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Analyse du discours.
Crime in literature > History > 19th century.
Criminology > History > 20th century.
Crime in mass media > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 important factor in the establishment of such key institutions as national systems of education, a cheap daily press, and various welfare measures designed to fight the spread of criminality. Leps focuses on three discursive practices: the emergence of criminology, the development of a mass-
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages).
ISBN:9780822399612

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