Balzac and the crime of the powerful
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Ruggiero, V. 2015. Balzac and the crime of the powerful. Societies. 5 (2), pp. 325-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc5020325
Type | Article |
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Title | Balzac and the crime of the powerful |
Authors | Ruggiero, V. |
Abstract | This paper proposes a journey through some of the many novels written by Honoré de Balzac, through the mythic constitution of his world, his epic which summons up the same recurrent circle of figures: his ‘human comedy’ will offer surprising insights for a better understanding of the crimes of the powerful. |
Keywords | power; crime; criminal criminologists; ruthlessness; interests; spectres |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Journal | Societies |
ISSN | 2075-4698 |
Publication dates | |
15 Apr 2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Apr 2015 |
Accepted | 07 Apr 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Copyright Statement | © 2015 by the author; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/soc5020325 |
Language | English |
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