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Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature

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Om Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature

Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780230273450
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 201
  • Utgiven:
  • 3. december 2010
  • Mått:
  • 138x221x18 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 376 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 10. december 2024

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Now in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.

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