Women, murder and femininity : gender representations of women who kill
by
Seal, Lizzie, 1977-
Title
:
Women, murder and femininity : gender representations of women who kill
Author
:
Seal, Lizzie, 1977-
ISBN
:
9780230222755
Personal Author
:
Seal, Lizzie, 1977-
Publication Information
:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Physical Description
:
ix, 205 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
:
Cultural criminology
Cultural criminology.
General Note
:
Formerly CIP.
Contents
:
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Women, Murder and Femininity -- Gender, Homicide and the Mid Twentieth-Century -- The Masculine Woman -- The Muse or Mastermind Dichotomy -- The Damaged Personality -- The Respectable Woman -- The Witch -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Abstract
:
"Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"--
Subject Term
:
Women murderers -- Great Britain.
Femininity -- Great Britain.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025544392 | 364.152 S438W 2010 | 1 |