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An Organ Of Murder

Crime, Violence, And Phrenology In Nineteenth-Century America

by Courtney E. Thompson
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Publisher: Rutgers University Press, February of 2021 ‧
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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.

An Organ Of Murder

Crime, Violence, And Phrenology In Nineteenth-Century America

by Courtney E. Thompson

Property Description
ISBN: 9781978813076
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date: February of 2021
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 278
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781978813076

COURTNEY E. THOMPSON

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