Mass murder in the United States : a history / Grant Duwe.

By:

Duwe, Grant, 1971- [author.]

Material type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

9780786431502 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786431504 (softcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.152/30973 22

LOC classification:

HV6529 .D89 2007

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

The patterns and prevalance of mass murder -- The first mass murder wave, 1900-1939 -- The trough between the waves, 1940-1965 -- The second mass murder wave, 1966-1999 -- The news media's presentation of mass murder -- The social construction of mass murder.

Summary: "This book describes the characteristics of mass murderers and the circumstances surrounding their crimes and examines the role of the news media in the social construction of mass murder. It attempts to provide a history of mass murder in the U.S., a history firmly situated within the broader social, political, and economic context of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

"This book describes the characteristics of mass murderers and the circumstances surrounding their crimes and examines the role of the news media in the social construction of mass murder. It attempts to provide a history of mass murder in the U.S., a history firmly situated within the broader social, political, and economic context of the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher.

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