02928nam 22007574a 450 991080863770332120200520144314.01-135-93640-41-138-97724-11-135-93641-21-280-01940-90-203-50779-710.4324/9780203507797(CKB)111087026922238(StDuBDS)AH3713294(SSID)ssj0000304496(PQKBManifestationID)11226805(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304496(PQKBWorkID)10278842(PQKB)11195937(MiAaPQ)EBC182896(Au-PeEL)EBL182896(CaPaEBR)ebr10098891(CaONFJC)MIL1940(OCoLC)475897813(OCoLC)54494587(OCoLC)54494587 (FINmELB)ELB161662(EXLCZ)9911108702692223820030605d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrNo way of knowing crime, urban legends, and the Internet /Pamela Donovan1st ed.New York Routledge20041 online resource (ix, 236 p. )facsimsAmerican popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-94787-1 0-203-60474-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 BibliographyThis 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.American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))Crime in popular cultureUnited StatesCase studiesCrimeUnited StatesFolkloreCase studiesCrimeElectronic discussion groupsUnited StatesCase studiesUrban folkloreUnited StatesCase studiesFear of crimeUnited StatesCase studiesCrime in popular cultureCrimeFolkloreCrimeElectronic discussion groupsUrban folkloreFear of crime364.1/0973Donovan Pamela979678MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808637703321No way of knowing3982820UNINA