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Women, Murder and Femininity: Gender Representations of Women Who Kill
Lizzie Seal
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Description for Women, Murder and Femininity: Gender Representations of Women Who Kill
Hardback. Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV; JMK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts.
Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Cultural Criminology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230222755
SKU
V9780230222755
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About Lizzie Seal
LIZZIE SEAL is Lecturer in Criminology at Durham University, UK. She has written on perceptions of women accused of murder and public views of the death penalty in England and Wales.
Reviews for Women, Murder and Femininity: Gender Representations of Women Who Kill
'The greatest strength of Seal's book is in expanding perceptions of gender constructions. This is an interesting and useful book for students, academics and practitioners, which makes an important contribution to our understanding of female murderers.' - Elizabeth Anne Gurian, The Howard Journal 'Not only is [the book] a good example of the ... Read more