Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature

Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature Duelling With Danger - Crime Files Series

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: 9781137308511
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2011
DEWEY: 820.93556
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xii, 201
Weight: 272g
Height: 217mm
Width: 143mm
Spine width: 15mm