Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm
Journeys of the Criminal Body
Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm
ISBN: 978-1-349-49427-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. The Murder in the Red Barn 2. The Criminal Body Dismembered 3. The Criminal Body Remembered Appendix 1: Crime, Trial, and Dismemberment Appendix 2: Representations and Afterlives