William corder and the red barn murder: journeys of the criminal body
Auteur :
McCorristine, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137439383
Date de publication :
18 août 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study reassesses the criminal body from sentencing to execution and afterlife, using the nineteenth-century Red Barn murder as a case study. Positioned within the burgeoning field of medical humanities, it places culture and power at the centre of debates surrounding criminal justice and public punishment.