Websdale, Neil.

Familicidal hearts : the emotional styles of 211 killers / Neil Websdale. - Oxford ; 2010. - x, 322 p. ; 25 cm. - Interpersonal violence ; 5 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Situating familicide -- Figurations of feeling, haunted hearts, and uncanny acts -- Familicide : a history -- Livid coercive hearts -- Civil reputable hearts -- Familicide as a consequence of modern emotional formations -- Some implications : a few closing thoughts.

9780195315417 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195315413 (cloth : alk. paper)

2009030185

GBB001757 bnb

015455018 Uk


Family violence--Psychological aspects.
Homicide--Psychological aspects.
Uxoricide--Psychological aspects.
Infanticide--Psychological aspects.

HV6626 / .W43 2010

364.152