Kidnapped - Child Abduction in America

Zusatztext "A heartfelt and disturbing book.... Kidnapped is not only a convincing analysis of child abduction; it is a compelling example of how studies of the past can illuminate the present and suggest alternative futures."--The Journal of American History Informationen zum Autor About the Author: Paula S. Fass has written extensively on issues of childhood and youth, culture and society, including The Damned and the Beautiful: American Youth and the 1920s (OUP, 1979) and Outside in: Minorities and the Transformation of American Education (OUP, 1989). She is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext Few crimes capture our imagination as completely as child kidnapping. Paula S. Fass explores how our awareness of violence toward the young has evolved from a time when Americans were shocked to discover that their children could be held for ransom, until today, when sexual predators seem to threaten our children at every turn. In a series of riveting narratives, Kidnapped shows how child abduction is entangled with cultural issues -- parenting and the American family, the media and our fascination with celebrity, gender and sexuality, mental health, and much more. By tracing the most infamous kidnapping cases of the past 125 years, Fass peers into the American mind, providing new insights into a society that both values and exploits its youngest members. Zusammenfassung Explores how our fear has evolved from its first chilling realization in 1874, when Americans were startled and horrified to discover that their children could be held for ransom, when sexual predators seem to threaten our children at every turn. This book looks at some of the great kidnapping cases in American history.

Product details

• Authors: Paula S. Fass, Paula S. (Professor of History Fass, Fass Paula S.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780195311419
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531141-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Age groups: children, History of the Americas