Crime Victim Stories : New York City's Urban Folklore / / Eleanor Wachs

• Autore: Wachs Eleanor F
• Pubblicazione: Indiana University Press, 1988; Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 1988; ©1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource xx, 138 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Verbrechensopfer; Erlebnisbericht; Victims of crimes; Folklore; Crime; Folklore urbain - New York (État) - New York; Victimes d'actes criminels, Services aux - New York (État) - New York; Folklore - New York (State) - New York; Crime - New York (State) - New York - Folklore; Victims of crimes - New York (State) - New York - Folklore
• Soggetto geografico: New York (N.Y.); New York (State) New York
• Soggetto genere / forma: Folklore
• Soggetto non controllato: Folklore, myths & legends
• Sommario/riassunto: Crime Victim Stories looks at the frightening world of urban violence. Eleanor Wachs analyzes stories of muggings and other crime experiences told by native New Yorkers. By using the personal-experience narrative, the author shows how these shocking stories about the danger and violence of city streets reveal attitudes toward crime, urban groups, and life in general in New York City. These true accounts, frequently embedded in social conversations, suggest ways in which city folk plan to thwart future victimization and tell how a candidate for a mugging—almost anyone—can avoid becoming a victim. These narratives reveal that two standard folklore forms, the urban legend and the shaggy dog story, are the underlying models of crime-victim stories. Oral stories about urban crime often differ from their newspaper counterparts, demonstrating the tenacity of oral tradition in a cosmopolitan environment. Readers will be surprised to learn that these horrifying, and sometimes titillating, stories are filled with stock characters such as the trickster mugger and the clever victim who try to outsmart each other. Crime Victim Stories presents oft-told tales of city life that sometimes shock, often entertain, and also enhance our understanding of daily experience in what is believed to be one of America's most dangerous cities.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crime Victim Stories
• ISBN: 0-253-05560-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910524684303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II