Law and Order: Images, Meanings, Myths

by Valverde and Mariana Valverde

Book Overview

In an innovative departure from the much-studied field of 'crime in the media', this lively book focuses its attention on the forces of law and order; how they visualize and represent danger and criminality and how they represent themselves as authorities.

After two chapters covering basic terms and tools in the study of culture and representation, the book covers such topics as the history of justice - system methods for visualizing criminality,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904385346
• ISBN13: 9781904385349
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"