Vice, Crime, and Poverty. How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld, Paperback/Dominique Kalifa

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. Publisher: Columbia University Press Author(s): Dominique Kalifa Translator: Susan Emanuel Number of pages: 296 Collection: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 142 x 221 x 20 Cover type: Paperback / softback