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No angels : women who commit violence /

A provocative exploration of women who commit violence against men, No Angels looks at high-profile violent women, contemporary and historical, real and fictional, and examines society's attitudes towards these women and their crimes. Originally inspired by the Lorena Bobbitt case and the react...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Myers, Alice, Wight, Sarah, M.A
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; San Francisco : Pandora, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.
Subjects:
Female offenders.
Violence in women.
Women in mass media.
Crime in mass media.
Violence in mass media.
Criminelles.
Violence chez la femme.
Femmes dans les médias.
Criminalité dans les médias.
Violence dans les médias.
Crime in mass media
Female offenders
Violence in mass media
Violence in women
Women in mass media
Gewaltkriminalität
Frau
Criminologie.
Geweldsdelicten.
Vrouwen.
True crime literature.
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Summary:A provocative exploration of women who commit violence against men, No Angels looks at high-profile violent women, contemporary and historical, real and fictional, and examines society's attitudes towards these women and their crimes. Originally inspired by the Lorena Bobbitt case and the reactions it caused, No Angels also includes essays on Myra Hindley, Winnie Mandela, Rosemary West, Lindy Chamberlain, Ruth Ellis and the 'Brookside Two', amongst others. The contributors tease out the real women behind blurred images and attempt to demolish the old simplistic explanations of powerless victim or evil demon.
Physical Description:xvi, 208 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-203) and index.
ISBN:0044409575
9780044409571