An Organ of Murder: Crime, Violence, and Phrenology in Nineteenth-Century America
(Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Forlag:
Rutgers University Press
- Type: Bog
- Format: Paperback / softback
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Sprog:
Engelsk
- ISBN-13: 9781978813069
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Explores the origins of both popular and elite theories of criminality in the nineteenth-century US, focusing in particular on the influence of phrenology. This work traces the influence of phrenological visual culture and language in culture, law, and medicine, as well as the practical uses of phrenology in courts, prisons, and daily life.
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| Forlag | Rutgers University Press |
| Forfatter | Courtney E. Thompson |
| Type | Bog |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| Udgivelsesdato | 12-02-2021 |
| Første udgivelsesår | 2021 |
| Serie | Critical Issues in Health and Medicine |
| Illustrationer | 18 b-w images |
| Originalsprog | United States |
| Sideantal | 278 |
| Indbinding | Paperback / softback |
| Forlag | Rutgers University Press |
| Sideoplysninger | 278 pages, 18 b-w images |
| Mål | 155 x 228 x 21 |
| ISBN-13 / EAN-13 | 9781978813069 |