| Crime, Fear and the Law in True Crime Stories 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Biressi, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333745477 ISBN-13: 9780333745472 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Anita Biressi examines the historical origins and development of true crime and its evolution into distinctive contemporary forms. Embracing a range of non-fiction accounts including true crime books and magazines, law and order television, and popular journalism, Biressi traces how they harness and explore current concerns about law and order, crime and punishment, and personal vulnerability. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 364 |
| LCCN: 2001021869 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Crime Files |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do true crime stories exert such popular fascination? What do they have to say about the fear of crime in the present moment? This book examines the historical origins and development of true crime and its evolution into distinctive contemporary forms. Embracing a range of non-fiction accounts - true crime book and magazines, law and order television, popular journalism - it traces how they harness and explore current concerns about law and order, crime and punishment and personal vulnerability. |