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UNINA9910800079303321 |
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Autore |
Wiest Julie B. |
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Titolo |
Creating cultural monsters : serial murder in America / / Julie B. Wiest |
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Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-25129-7 |
1-280-12224-2 |
9786613526106 |
1-4398-5155-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Serial murders - United States |
Serial murders in mass media - United States |
Serial murderers - United States |
Violence in popular culture - United States |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Serial Murder; Chapter 4: Existing Explanations for Serial Murder; Chapter 5: Cultural Context of Serial Murder; Chapter 6: Applying the Model of American Culture; Chapter 7: Implications; Appendix: Methodology; References; Author; Insert; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Serial murderers generate an abundance of public interest, media coverage, and law enforcement attention, yet after decades of studies, serial murder researchers have been unable to answer the most important question: Why? Providing a unique and comprehensive exploration, Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America explains connections between American culture and the incidence of serial murder, including reasons why most identified serial murderers are white, male Americans. It describes the omnipresence of serial murder in American media and investigates what it |
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