Women, Murder and Femininity

Women, Murder and Femininity
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9780230294509
ISBN-13 : 0230294502
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Book Synopsis Women, Murder and Femininity by : L. Seal

Download or read book Women, Murder and Femininity written by L. Seal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts.


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