Mass murder in the United States
Subtitle: a history
By: Grant Duwe.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786431502
Subjects: Mass murder -- United States; Criminal psychology -- United States; Criminals -- Identification -- United States; Mass murder investigation -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The patterns and prevalance of mass murder; title: The first mass murder wave, 1900-1939; title: The trough between the waves, 1940-1965; title: The second mass murder wave, 1966-1999; title: The news media's presentation of mass murder; title: The social construction of mass murder.