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Familicidal hearts : the emotional styles of 211 killers /

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Websdale uncovers the stories behind 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of murder, situating their emotional styles on a continuum, from the coercive to the civil reputable. With detailed case studies, Websdale explores the pivotal roles of shame, rage, fear, anxiety, and depression in the lives an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Websdale, Neil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Interpersonal violence.
Subjects:
Family violence > Psychological aspects.
Homicide > Psychological aspects.
Uxoricide > Psychological aspects.
Infanticide > Psychological aspects.
Violence familiale > Aspect psychologique.
Uxoricide > Aspect psychologique.
Infanticide > Aspect psychologique.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Family violence > Psychological aspects
Homicide > Psychological aspects
Infanticide > Psychological aspects
Assassins.
Aspectes psicològics.
Assassinat.
Violència familiar.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Websdale uncovers the stories behind 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of murder, situating their emotional styles on a continuum, from the coercive to the civil reputable. With detailed case studies, Websdale explores the pivotal roles of shame, rage, fear, anxiety, and depression in the lives and crimes of the killers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 322 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199717958
0199717958
0195315413
9780195315417
1282544446
9781282544444