Pub Date: December 1, 2008
Dewey: 364.1523
LCCN: 87070344
Lexile Code: 1460
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.63" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.10 lbs) 244 pages
BISAC Categories:
True Crime | Murder | General | Social Science | Popular Culture | Literary Criticism | Drama
Description: The sexualized serial murder of women by men is the subject of this provocative book. Jane Caputi argues that the sensationalized murders by men such as Jack the Ripper, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler, and the Yorkshire Ripper represent a contemporary genre of sexually political crimes.