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Crime in Literature Sociology of Deviance and Fiction

Paperback • 2003 • English

Crime in Literature Sociology of Deviance and Fiction

By Vincenzo Ruggiero

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About the book

Crime in Literature addresses the issues of crime and crime control through the reading of several classical literary works. It is not a work of literary criticism, but a book written by a sociologist who reads fiction sociologically. Vincenzo Ruggiero’s wide-ranging study takes in several authors, including Hugo, Dostoevsky, Camus, Cervantes, Mann and Zola, and addresses themes such as organized crime, the links between crime and drugs, political and administrative corruption, concepts of devi...Show more

Crime and criminology
Street crime
Organized crime

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9781859844823

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Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

Crime in Literature Sociology of Deviance and Fiction

Format

Paperback

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