Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature : Duelling with Danger

Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature : Duelling with Danger - Crime Files

1st Edition 2011

Paperback (01 Jan 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781349323951
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition 2011
Language: English
Number of pages: 201
Weight: 338g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 12mm