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Vice, Crime, and Poverty: How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
Full title: | Vice, Crime, and Poverty: How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism) |
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ISBN: | 9780231187428 |
ISBN 10: | 0231187424 |
Authors: | Kalifa, Dominique |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
Num. pages: | 296 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2019 |
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Synopsis
Vice, Crime, And Poverty Traces The Untold History Of The Concept Of The Underworld And Its Representations In Popular Culture. From The Parisian Demimonde To Victorian Squalor, From The Slums Of New York To The Sewers Of Buenos Aires, Dominique Kalifa Deciphers The Making Of An Image That Has Cast An Enduring Spell On Its Audience.