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Vice, Crime, and Poverty

- How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld

About Vice, Crime, and Poverty

Vice, Crime, and Poverty traces the untold history of the concept of the underworld and its representations in popular culture. From the Parisian demimonde to Victorian squalor, from the slums of New York to the sewers of Buenos Aires, Dominique Kalifa deciphers the making of an image that has cast an enduring spell on its audience.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231187435
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • October 26, 2021
  • Dimensions:
  • 221x142x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 386 g.
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Expected delivery: October 10, 2024

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Vice, Crime, and Poverty traces the untold history of the concept of the underworld and its representations in popular culture. From the Parisian demimonde to Victorian squalor, from the slums of New York to the sewers of Buenos Aires, Dominique Kalifa deciphers the making of an image that has cast an enduring spell on its audience.

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