White victims, black villains : gender, race, and crime news in US culture / Carol Stabile.
| Author/creator | Stabile, Carol A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Routledge, 2006. |
| Description | xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "The most disgusting objects of both sexes" : gender and race in the episodic crime news of the 1830s -- The cult of dead womanhood : protectors, villains, and victims in the origins of serialized crime news -- "The innocent cause of all these troubles" : black victims and the 1863 anti-draft riots -- "The malicious and untruthful white press" : lynch narratives and criminalization -- Monopolists of reason : the demise of sentimental crime reporting -- From the war on poverty to the war on crime -- Criminalizing black culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-228) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006000659 |
| ISBN | 0415374812 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415374928 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415374811 |
| ISBN | 9780415374927 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN4888.C8 S83 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |