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Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature

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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781349323951
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 201
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. januar 2011
  • Udgave:
  • 12011
  • Størrelse:
  • 155x235x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 338 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 21. november 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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