| Description |
[vii], 257 pages ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
1. Activism and conflict: Dostoevsky and Camus -- 2. Organizing crime: Cervantes, Gay and Brecht -- 3. Legal and illegal drugs: Baudelaire and London -- 4. Nana, women and crime -- 5. Baldwin and Wright: ethnic minorities, hate and crime -- 6. Moby Dick and the crimes of the economy -- 7. Felix Krull: the con man and the irrationality of markets -- 8. Mark Twain and the corruption of a town -- 9. Hugo, Mirbeau and imprisonment -- 10. Manzoni and legal suffering |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Crime -- History.
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Crime -- Sociological aspects.
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Deviant behavior.
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Crime in literature.
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| LC no. |
2003053501 |
| ISBN |
1859844820 paperback |
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1859845703 cased |
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