Women, murder and femininity : gender representations of women who kill /
"Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"--
| Main Author: | Seal, Lizzie, 1977- |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Series: | Cultural criminology.
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| Subjects: |
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