Crime-victim stories : New York City's urban folklore /
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| Author / Creator: | Wachs, Eleanor F. |
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| Imprint: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1988. |
| Description: | xx, 138 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/984513 |
| Summary: | "... an original study of an exciting, often shocking body of material." -- Jan H. Brunvand"... particularly valuable addition to the urban folklore literature... " -- Contemporary Sociology"Crime Victim Stories provides the reader with a fascinating account of the way in which New York urbanites relate their experiences and perceptions of violent crime." -- Urban Studies"Wachs brings scholarship to identifying the components, functions, exaggeration, style and folklore context in this pioneering field-study..." -- Come-All-YeThis is a true example of urban folklore scholarship, dealing with tales and themes (such as muggings, burglaries, and handicapped victims) from the most urban of urban centers, New York City. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 138 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 131-134. |
| ISBN: | 0253314941 0253204917 (pbk.) |