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Autore |
Morrall Peter |
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Murder and society [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Morrall |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-64879-1 |
9786610648795 |
0-470-71350-X |
0-470-03022-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Murder |
Homicide |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-200) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS MURDER?; CHAPTER 2: WHO COMMITS MURDER?; CHAPTER 3: WHY COMMIT MURDER?; CHAPTER 4: WHY IS MURDER DEVASTATING?; CHAPTER 5: WHY IS MURDER FASCINATING?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Human psychological and physical well-being is damaged and destroyed when people are deliberately killed by other people. There are millions of primary and secondary victims of murder throughout the world, and human society as a whole is a tertiary victim of murder. Despite this, people are often fascinated and engrossed by stories of homicide and killers. This book provides a fascinating exploration of murder, providing an insight into what leads people to kill and what effect this has on society as a whole. This book is organized into five chapters that each answer a specific question on mur |
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