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Jack the Ripper and the London press
- Title
- Jack the Ripper and the London press / L. Perry Curtis, Jr.
- Author
- Curtis, L. Perry, Jr., 1932-
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HV6535.G72 L663 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 354 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Examines how the London newspapers presented the Riper news, and in the process, revealed much about the social, political and secual anxieties of late Victorian Britain and the role of journalists in reinforcing social norms.
- Alternative Title
- Jack the Ripper & the London press
- Subject
- Jack, the Ripper
- Jack the Ripper
- Jack, the Ripper
- 1800-1899
- Serial murders > Press coverage > England > London
- Serial murderers > Press coverage > England > London
- Serial murders > England > London > History > 19th century
- Serial murders
- Reportage
- Mord
- Zeitung
- Berichtgeving
- Perswezen
- Serial murders > Press coverage > History. > England > London
- Serial murderers > Press coverage > History. > England > London
- England > London
- London
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-342) and index.
- Contents
- The Whitechapel murders: a chronicle -- Images and realities of the East End -- The theory and practice of Victorian journalism -- Sensation news -- Victorian murder news -- The first two murders -- The double event -- The pursuit of angles -- The Kelly reportage -- The inquests: reporting the female body -- Responses to Ripper news: letters to the editor -- The cultural politics of Ripper news.
- ISBN
- 0300088728
- 9780300088724
- LCCN
- 2001002530
- OCLC
- ocm46866202
- 46866202
- SCSB-1239790
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library