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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Main Author: Leps, Marie-Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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