Apprehending the Criminal: The Production of Deviance in Nineteenth Century Discourse

by Marie-Christine Leps

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In this wide-ranging analysis, Marie-Christine Leps traces the production and circulation of knowledge about the criminal in nineteenth-century discourse, and shows how the delineation of deviance served to construct cultural norms. She demonstrates how the apprehension of crime and criminals was an important factor in the establishment of such key institutions as national systems of education, a cheap daily press, and various welfare measures designed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822312719

ISBN13:9780822312710

Release Date:August 1992

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods

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