Crime Victim Stories: New York City's Urban Folklore Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Crime Victim Stories: New York City's Urban Folklore Book

"... an original study of an exciting, often shocking body of material." -- Jan H. Brunvand"... particularly valuable addition to the urban folklore literature... " -- Contemporary Sociology"Crime Victim Stories provides the reader with a fascinating account of the way in which New York urbanites relate their experiences and perceptions of violent crime." -- Urban Studies"Wachs brings scholarship to identifying the components, functions, exaggeration, style and folklore context in this pioneering field-study..." -- Come-All-YeThis is a true example of urban folklore scholarship, dealing with tales and themes (such as muggings, burglaries, and handicapped victims) from the most urban of urban centers, New York City.Read More

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  • 0253204917
  • 9780253204912
  • Eleanor Wachs
  • 1 December 1988
  • Indiana University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 160
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