The subject of murder : gender, exceptionality, and the modern killer /
The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. But, since at least the nineteenth century, we have seen the murderer as different from the ordinary citizen-a special individual, like an artist or a genius, who exists apart from the moral majority, a sovereign self who obeys o...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2013. |
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| Summary: | The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. But, since at least the nineteenth century, we have seen the murderer as different from the ordinary citizen-a special individual, like an artist or a genius, who exists apart from the moral majority, a sovereign self who obeys only the destructive urge, sometimes even commanding cult followings. In contemporary culture, we continue to believe that there is something different and exceptional about killers, but is the murderer such a distinctive type? Are they degenerate beasts or supermen as they have been depicted? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226003689 022600368X 9781299156579 1299156576 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |