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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808637703321

Autore

Donovan Pamela

Titolo

No way of knowing : crime, urban legends, and the Internet / / Pamela Donovan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-93640-4

1-138-97724-1

1-135-93641-2

1-280-01940-9

0-203-50779-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 236 p. ) : facsims

Collana

American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))

Disciplina

364.1/0973

Soggetti

Crime in popular culture - United States

Crime - United States - Folklore

Crime - Electronic discussion groups - United States

Urban folklore - United States

Fear of crime - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Market in Snuff Films 3. Stolen Body Parts 4. Shopping Mall and Theme Park Abductions 5. Debunkers and their Orbit 6. Crime Legends and the Role of Belief 7. Crime Legends and the Politics of Fear and Protection 8. A Summary Appendices Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines both 'old media' treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, as well as 'new media' interactive discussions of them: versions and discussions circulating in Internet newsgroups and via electronic mail lists.