Of men and monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the construction of the serial killer / / Richard Tithecott ; foreword by James R. Kincaid
| Of men and monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the construction of the serial killer / / Richard Tithecott ; foreword by James R. Kincaid |
| Autore | Tithecott Richard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.15/23/092 |
| Soggetto topico | Serial murderers |
| ISBN |
9786612424014
9781282424012 1282424017 9780299156831 0299156834 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Policing the Serial Killer -- 1. Defining the Monster: Serial Killing and the FBI -- 2. Investigating the Serial Killer: The Seeking of Origins -- The Serial Killer and the Idea of the Individual -- Are You Raising a Jeffrey Dahmer? -- 3. Investigating the Serial Killer: Silencing the Unspeakable -- 4. Jeffrey Dahmer: Gay, White Cannibal -- Part II. Dreaming the Serial Killer -- 5. The Horror in the Mirror: Average Joe and the Mechanical Monster -- 6. Confessing the Unspeakable -- 7. Supercops and Superkillers -- 8. The Monstrous Self Dreaming Up Reality -- 9. Sanity, Satan, and Sanitized Evil -- 10. Fantasies of Power -- The Serial Killer and the Powers of Intelligence -- The Serial Killer as Warrior Knight -- A Man's Man: Jeffrey Dahmer and the Dream of Masculinity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955136403321 |
Tithecott Richard
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| Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c1997 | ||
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Of Men and Monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the Construction of the Serial Killer [[electronic resource]]
| Of Men and Monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the Construction of the Serial Killer [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Tithecott Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, WI, USA, : University of Wisconsin Press, 19981101 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.15/23/092 |
| Soggetto topico |
SOCIAL SCIENCE
General Serial murderers Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency |
| ISBN |
1-282-42401-7
9786612424014 0-299-15683-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455111803321 |
Tithecott Richard
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| Madison, WI, USA, : University of Wisconsin Press, 19981101 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Of Men and Monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the Construction of the Serial Killer [[electronic resource]]
| Of Men and Monsters : Jeffrey Dahmer and the Construction of the Serial Killer [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Tithecott Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, WI, USA, : University of Wisconsin Press, 19981101 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.15/23/092 |
| Soggetto topico |
SOCIAL SCIENCE
General Serial murderers Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency |
| ISBN |
1-282-42401-7
9786612424014 0-299-15683-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778413603321 |
Tithecott Richard
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| Madison, WI, USA, : University of Wisconsin Press, 19981101 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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