Mass Murder in the United States
Subtitle: A History
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: June 8, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780786431502
Subjects: Crime & criminology; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Criminology; Murder - General; United States - General; Reference / General; Sociology - General; Criminal psychology; Criminals; Identification; Mass murder; 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.