Apprehending the Criminal : The Production of Deviance in Nineteenth Century Discourse /
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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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1992.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Criminology; Chapter 1. Preconditions of Emergence: Crime and Criminality; Chapter 2. Conditions of Emergence: Stakes and Positioning; Chapter 3. Textual Construction: The Production of Scientific Truths; Part II. The Press; Chapter 4. Preconditions of Emergence: Rising Mass Literacy; Chapter 5. Conditions of Emergence: Running the Show; Chapter 6. Textual Construction: Producing Information; Part III. Literature; Chapter 7. Preconditions of Emergence: The Promise of National Literatures.
- Chapter 8. Conditions of Emergence: Disciplinary LimitsChapter 9. Textual Construction: Truth-Producing Fiction; Conclusion; Notes; Index.